People in the Summer Night (1948)
A story set over one night in a small rural community we watch various relationships and actions among local people; these include birth, death, and conflicts fuelled by alcohol. The fates of various characters become interlaced over a long and light-filled summer night in the Finnish countryside. Lumberjacks, a deer-eyed young man Nokia, a family of poor farmers, a young girl and her lover. New life is born, old life dies, man is slain in his prime, and his widow continues her life.
- Released
- 1948-10-09
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 66 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Valentin Vaala, Lea Joutseno, Usko Kemppi, Valentin Vaala
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 from 14 votes
Cast
- Eila Pehkonen as Helka
- Martti Katajisto as Nokia
- Emma Väänänen as Hilja Syrjämäki
- Eero Roine as Jalmari Syrjämäki
- Matti Oravisto as Arvid
- Toivo Hämeranta as Teliranta
- Tyyne Haarla as Martta Teliranta
- Maija Nuutinen as Old lady of Teliranta
- Kaisu Leppänen as Santra Mettälä
- Matti Lehtelä as Jukka Mettälä
- Tellervo Nokelainen as Selma Teliranta
- Erkki Kalakari as Matti Puolamäki