To Joy

1950 · 1h 39m

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.

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Cast

Maj-Britt Nilsson

Marta Olsson

Stig Olin

Stig Eriksson

Birger Malmsten

Marcel

John Ekman

Mikael Bro

Margit Carlqvist

Nelly Bro