To Joy (1950)

Name: To Joy
Genre: Romance, Drama, Music
Released: 1950-02-20
Duration: 99 min
Cast: Maj-Britt Nilsson, Stig Olin, Birger Malmsten, John Ekman, Margit Carlqvist

A young orchestra violinist’s fear of mediocrity and drive for artistic success strain his marriage to a fellow musician. Told largely in flashback and shaped by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the film examines ambition, love, and loss in early Ingmar Bergman.

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Released 1950-02-20 · 99 min · Romance, Drama, Music

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Cast

Maj-Britt Nilsson as Marta Olsson
Stig Olin as Stig Eriksson
Birger Malmsten as Marcel
John Ekman as Mikael Bro
Margit Carlqvist as Nelly Bro
Victor Sjöström as Sönderby
Sif Ruud as Stina (uncredited)
Erland Josephson as Bertil (uncredited)
Ernst Brunman as Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Georg Skarstedt as Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)
Svea Holst as Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Ingmar Bergman as Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Tor Borong as Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Astrid Bodin as Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Agda Helin as Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)