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

Cast: Maj-Britt Nilsson, Stig Olin, Birger Malmsten, John Ekman, Margit Carlqvist, Victor Sjöström, Sif Ruud, Erland Josephson

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.