★ 4.0/5
Joy of Life
2019
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MOVIE • 1950
To Joy
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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.
TMDB ★ 3.4/5Votes: 79
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Top Cast
Maj-Britt Nilsson
Marta Olsson
Stig Olin
Stig Eriksson
Birger Malmsten
Marcel
John Ekman
Mikael Bro
Margit Carlqvist
Nelly Bro
Victor Sjöström
Sönderby
Sif Ruud
Stina (uncredited)
Erland Josephson
Bertil (uncredited)
Ernst Brunman
Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Georg Skarstedt
Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)
Svea Holst
Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Ingmar Bergman
Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Tor Borong
Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Astrid Bodin
Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
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FilmStatus
Released
Release
February 20, 1950
Runtime
99 min
Language
Swedish
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