To Joy
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.
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
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Cast
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15 billed performers
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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.
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- Release date
- Feb 20, 1950
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
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- Language
- Swedish
- Country
- Sweden
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