To Joy
Till glädje
1950, Film, 98 min, Drama, Swedish, Sweden, MoviePedia score 67
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 as Marta Olsson - Violinist
- Stig Olin as Stig Eriksson - Martas man
- Birger Malmsten as Marcel - Cellist
- John Ekman as Mikael Bro - Äldre skådespelare
- Margit Carlqvist as Nelly Bro - Mikaels unga hustru
- Victor Sjöström as Söderby - Orkesterledare i Helsingborgs orkesterförening
- Staffan Axelsson as Lasse som treåring
- Ingmar Bergman as Väntande man på BB (1)
- Astrid Bodin as Gäst på Martas födelsedagsfest (1)
- Tor Borong as Väntande man på BB (2)
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