To Joy

1950 · directed by Ingmar Bergman

Rating

70/100

Hit

no

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.

To Joy (1950), directed by Ingmar Bergman, rates 70/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Maj-Britt Nilsson
• Stig Olin
• Birger Malmsten
• John Ekman
• Margit Carlqvist
• Victor Sjöström
• Sif Ruud
• Erland Josephson
• Ernst Brunman
• Georg Skarstedt

Crew

• Gunnar Fischer — Director of Photography
• Oscar Rosander — Editor
• Ingmar Bergman — Writer

More from Ingmar Bergman

1. Scenes from a Marriage (1974) — 100/100 · hit
2. Wild Strawberries (1957) — 96/100 · hit
3. Fanny and Alexander (1982) — 96/100 · hit
4. Persona (1966) — 95/100 · hit
5. The Seventh Seal (1957) — 89/100 · hit
6. Cries and Whispers (1972) — 88/100 · hit

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