To Joy
7.1
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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Cast
27 people
Maj-Britt Nilsson
Marta Olsson
Known for
Summer Interlude
Waiting Women
Stig Olin
Stig Eriksson
Known for
Crisis
Summer Interlude
Birger Malmsten
Marcel
Known for
The Silence
Summer Interlude
John Ekman
Mikael Bro
Known for
The Outlaw and His Wife
The Phantom Carriage
Margit Carlqvist
Nelly Bro
Known for
Smiles of a Summer Night
Victor Sjöström
Sönderby
Known for
Wild Strawberries
The Phantom Carriage
Sif Ruud
Stina (uncredited)
Known for
Wild Strawberries
The Magician
Erland Josephson
Bertil (uncredited)
Known for
The Sacrifice
Nostalgia
Ernst Brunman
Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Known for
Summer Interlude
Georg Skarstedt
Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)
Known for
Summer with Monika
Svea Holst
Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Known for
Fanny and Alexander
Crisis
Ingmar Bergman
Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Known for
The Rite
Torment
Ingmar Bergman Director · Gunnar Fischer Cinematographer Oscar Rosander Editor
First release February 20, 1950 · Produced in Sweden · Production Svensk Filmindustri
Production
SF Studios
Production
Svensk Filmindustri
Production
Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Till glädje
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · February 20, 1950
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
October 23, 1959 · Theatrical
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