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To Joy

6.8 / 10 6.8 1950 1h 39mK-16

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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

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CAST

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Maj-Britt Nilsson

Maj-Britt NilssonMarta Olsson

Stig Olin

Stig OlinStig Eriksson

Birger Malmsten

Birger MalmstenMarcel

John Ekman

John EkmanMikael Bro

Margit Carlqvist

Margit CarlqvistNelly Bro

Victor Sjöström

Victor SjöströmSönderby

Sif Ruud

Sif RuudStina (uncredited)

Erland Josephson

Erland JosephsonBertil (uncredited)