
To Joy
Romance · Drama · Music
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Maj-Britt Nilsson
Maj-Britt Nilsson
Marta Olsson
Maj-Britt Nilsson
Marta Olsson


Stig Olin
Stig Olin
Stig Eriksson
Stig Olin
Stig Eriksson


Birger Malmsten
Birger Malmsten
Marcel
Birger Malmsten
Marcel


John Ekman
John Ekman
Mikael Bro
John Ekman
Mikael Bro


Margit Carlqvist
Margit Carlqvist
Nelly Bro
Margit Carlqvist
Nelly Bro


Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström
Sönderby
Victor Sjöström
Sönderby


Sif Ruud
Sif Ruud
Stina (uncredited)
Sif Ruud
Stina (uncredited)


Erland Josephson
Erland Josephson
Bertil (uncredited)
Erland Josephson
Bertil (uncredited)


Ernst Brunman
Ernst Brunman
Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Ernst Brunman
Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)


Georg Skarstedt
Georg Skarstedt
Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)
Georg Skarstedt
Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)
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