To Joy

After discovering that his wife has been killed in an accident, Stig (Stig Olin) looks back on their relationship, beginning with when he and Marta (Maj-Britt Nilsson) were starting out as violinists together in an orchestra overseen by conductor Sonderby (Victor Sjöström). He recalls falling in love, and reacting badly after Marta became pregnant. He remembers his unreasonable demands throughout their tumultuous marriage, and how Marta stayed with him despite his infidelity and physical abuse.