To Joy (1950)
Till glädje
98 min
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.
- Release date
- February 20, 1950
- Country of origin
- Sweden
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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
- Sif Ruud as Stina (uncredited)
- Erland Josephson as Bertil (uncredited)
- Ernst Brunman as Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
- Georg Skarstedt as Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)
- Svea Holst as Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
- Ingmar Bergman as Väntande man på BB (1)
- Tor Borong as Väntande man på BB (2)
- Astrid Bodin as Gäst på Martas födelsedagsfest (1)
- Agda Helin as Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
- Carin Swensson as Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
- Allan Ekelund as The Officiant (uncredited)
- Maud Hyttenberg as Toy Shop Assistant (uncredited)
- Marrit Ohlsson as Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
- Staffan Axelsson as Lasse som treåring
Crew
- Ingmar Bergman · Director
- Ingmar Bergman · Writer
- Allan Ekelund · Producer
- Gunnar Fischer · Cinematographer
- Oscar Rosander · Editor
- Nils Svenwall · Production designer