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To Joy

6.819501h 39mMovieRomanceDramaMusic

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.

DirectorIngmar Bergman
WriterIngmar Bergman
ProducerAllan Ekelund

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Cast · Directed by Ingmar Bergman

MNMaj-Britt Nilsson
Maj-Britt Nilsson
Marta Olsson
SOStig Olin
Stig Olin
Stig Eriksson
BMBirger Malmsten
Birger Malmsten
Marcel
JEJohn Ekman
John Ekman
Mikael Bro
MCMargit Carlqvist
Margit Carlqvist
Nelly Bro
VSVictor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström
Sönderby
SRSif Ruud
Sif Ruud
Stina (uncredited)
EJErland Josephson
Erland Josephson
Bertil (uncredited)
EBErnst Brunman
Ernst Brunman
Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
GSGeorg Skarstedt
Georg Skarstedt
Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)
SHSvea Holst
Svea Holst
Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
IBIngmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

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