# An die Freude (1950)

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**Original title**: *Till glädje*
**Runtime**: 99 min
**Genres**: Romance, Drama, Music
**Directed by**: Ingmar Bergman
**Written by**: Ingmar Bergman
**Starring**: Maj-Britt Nilsson, Stig Olin, Birger Malmsten, John Ekman, Margit Carlqvist, Victor Sjöström

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

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.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, slow-burn, tender

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