To Joy

Plot Summary

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 Marta Olsson

Stig Olin Stig Eriksson

Birger Malmsten Marcel

John Ekman Mikael Bro

Margit Carlqvist Nelly Bro