To Joy
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Taking its title from Friedrich Schiller’s “Ode to Joy,” adapted by Beethoven for his Ninth Symphony, this tragic romance opens with a violinist, Stig (Stig Olin), learning of the sudden death of his wife, Marta (Maj-Britt Nilsson). During a prolonged flashback, Stig remembers the delights and tribulations of their relationship, back to their early days in the orchestra conducted by the eminent Sönderby (Victor Sjöström), a time when Stig was riddled with self-doubt. An undeniably personal work for Ingmar Bergman, To Joy is a compelling tale of a young man’s struggle with the demons standing in the way of his happiness.
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Cast
- Stig Olin
- Stig Eriksson
- Maj-Britt Nilsson
- Marta Olsson
- Birger Malmsten
- Marcel
- John Ekman
- Mikael Bro
- Margit Carlquist
- Nelly Bro
- Victor Sjöström
- Sonderby
Credits
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Producer
- Allan Ekelund
- Screenplay
- Ingmar Bergman
- Cinematography
- Gunnar Fischer
- Editing
- Oscar Rosander
- Set designer
- Nils Svenwall
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