Till glädje (1950)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Ingmar Bergman

Writer:

Ingmar Bergman (writer)

Release Date:

20 February 1950 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Stig and Marta are a young married couple who play together in the same Swedish orchestra. He is ambitious and idealistic...

Plot Keywords:

Orchestra | Musician | Tragedy | Marriage | Star Crossed Lovers

Cast

Maj-Britt Nilsson	...	Marta Olsson
Stig Olin	...	Stig Eriksson
Birger Malmsten	...	Marcel
John Ekman	...	Mikael Bro
Margit Carlqvist	...	Nelly Bro
Victor Sjöström	...	Sönderby

Also Known As:

To Joy

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-11 (1984) | Finland:K-16 (1959) | Sweden:15 | Argentina:16 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Arild, Skåne län, Sweden

Company:

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Trivia:

One of four Ingmar Bergman films never released theatrically in the US, although it did appear in America on videotape in 1984.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Victor Sjöström: Ett porträtt (1981)

Soundtrack:

SYMPHONY NO 9, OP. 125 ('AN DIE FREUDE')

To Joy

To Joy (1950)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Lightweight but sometimes charming and touching drama from Ingmar Bergman about a husband (Stig Olin) who looks back over his marriage after the sudden death of his wife (Maj-Britt Nilsson). While this isn't the classic touch we'd later see in such films as Scenes from a Marriage and Saraband, this film remains somewhat interesting simply because we know the director went onto better things. The screenplay is actually pretty good even though it's a tad bit shaky during certain scenes but the real highlight are the two performances, which really keep this from getting boring. The basic story is that husbands are little cry-babies and the wives are the backbone and strength to a relationship. The two actors, especially Nilsson, pull this off very well.