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Feature film — 1950

To Joy (1950)

6.81h 39mRomance — Drama — Music

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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A high-signal pick with 79 votes.

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Director: Ingmar Bergman

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Cast & crew

Maj-Britt Nilsson as Marta Olsson

Maj-Britt Nilsson

Marta Olsson

Stig Olin as Stig Eriksson

Stig Olin

Stig Eriksson

Birger Malmsten as Marcel

Birger Malmsten

Marcel

John Ekman as Mikael Bro

John Ekman

Mikael Bro

Margit Carlqvist as Nelly Bro

Margit Carlqvist

Nelly Bro

Victor Sjöström as Sönderby

Victor Sjöström

Sönderby

Sif Ruud as Stina (uncredited)

Sif Ruud

Stina (uncredited)

Erland Josephson as Bertil  (uncredited)

Erland Josephson

Bertil (uncredited)

Ernst Brunman as Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)

Ernst Brunman

Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)

Georg Skarstedt as Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)

Georg Skarstedt

Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)

Svea Holst as Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Svea Holst

Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Ingmar Bergman as Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Ingmar Bergman

Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

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