An die Freude

A violinist’s pursuit of artistic perfection wrecks his marriage, narrated in flashbacks set to Beethoven’s Ninth. The film dissects ambition and love with Bergman’s customary gravity. It’s less a symphony than a string quartet—intimate, uneven, but quietly moving.

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Ingmar Bergman directed An die Freude in 1950. See Ingmar Bergman's full filmography, where to start with Ingmar Bergman, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ingmar Bergman.

An die Freude was released in 1950 (SV original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.