Synopsis
An orchestra violinist’s dreams of becoming a celebrated soloist and fears of his own mediocrity get in the way of his marriage to the patient, caring Marta. Played out to the music of Beethoven, Ingmar Bergman’s To Joy is a heartbreaking tale of one man’s inability to overcome the demons standing in the way of his happiness.
Cast
| Stig Eriksson | Stig Olin |
| Marta Olsson | Maj-Britt Nilsson |
| Marcel | Birger Malmsten |
| Mikael Bro | John Ekman |
| Nelly Bro | Margit Carlquist |
| Sonderby | Victor Sjostrom |
Credits
| Director | Ingmar Bergman |
| Producer | Allan Ekelund |
| Screenplay | Ingmar Bergman |
| Cinematography | Gunnar Fischer |
| Editing | Oscar Rosander |
| Set designer | Nils Svenwall |
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Eclipse Series 1:
Early Bergman
by
Mar 26, 2007
Torment (1944) marked the official emergence of Ingmar Bergman onto the world cinema stage. Though directed by his renowned compatriot Alf Sjöberg, it was the twenty-four-year-old Bergman’s big break as a screenwriter and, in its themes and preoccupations, is a remarkably precocious precursor . . .
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