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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Staffan Axelsson	...	Lasse at the age of 3 (uncredited)
Ingmar Bergman	...	Expecting father at the maternity ward (uncredited)
Astrid Bodin	...	Guest at Marta's birthday party (uncredited)
Tor Borong	...	Expecting father at the maternity ward (uncredited)
Ernst Brunman	...	Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Allan Ekelund	...	(uncredited)
Eva Fritz-Nilsson	...	Lisa at the age of 3 (uncredited)
Agda Helin	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Berit Holmström	...	Lisa (uncredited)
Svea Holm	...	Mother at the maternity ward (uncredited)
Svea Holst	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Maud Hyttenberg	...	Toy shop assistant (uncredited)
Erland Josephson	...	Bertil (uncredited)
Dagny Lind	...	Grandmother (uncredited)
Björn Montin	...	Lasse, Marta's and Stig's boy (uncredited)
Marrit Ohlsson	...	Guest at Marta's birthday party (uncredited)
Sif Ruud	...	Stina (uncredited)
Gunnar Rystedt	...	Member of the orchestra (uncredited)
Marianne Schüler	...	Guest at Marta's birthday party (uncredited)
Georg Skarstedt	...	Anker (uncredited)
Rune Stylander	...	Persson (uncredited)
Carin Swensson	...	Mother at the maternity ward (uncredited)

Directed by
Ingmar Bergman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ingmar Bergman		writer

Produced by
Allan Ekelund	....	producer

Non-Original Music by
Ludwig van Beethoven		(from "Symphonie No. 9 'Choral' op. 125")

Cinematography by
Gunnar Fischer

Film Editing by
Oscar Rosander

Production Design by
Nils Svenwall

Makeup Department
Carl M. Lundh	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Allan Ekelund	....	production manager
Tor Borong	....	unit manager (uncredited)

Sound Department
Sven Hansen	....	sound mixer
Aaby Wedin	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Louis Huch	....	still photographer
Bengt Järnmark	....	assistant camera

Music Department
Eskil Eckert-Lundin	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Ingegerd Ericsson	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Distributors

• Criterion Collection, The (2007) (USA) (DVD) (English subtitles) (as Eclipse from the Criterion Collection)

Other Companies

• Firma Carl M. Lundh AB  makeup

Also Known As:

To Joy
Aan de vreugde (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
An die Freude (West Germany) [de]
Hacia la felicidad (Argentina) [es]
Hymne à la joie (Belgium: French title) [fr]
Iloksi (Finland) [fi]
La alegría (Spain) [es]
Onnea kohti (Finland) [fi]
Radosc ponad smutek (Poland) [pl]
Rumo à Alegria (Brazil) [pt]
Rumo à Felicidade (Portugal) [pt]
Til glede (Norway) [no]
To mennesker (Denmark) [da]
Vers la joie (France) [fr]
Verso la città (Italy) [it]

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.