People in the Summer Night

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.

Country:

Finland

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

66 minutes

Year:

1948

Director:

Valentin Vaala

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Company:

Suomi-Filmi

Cast:

Helka

Nokia

Hilja Syrjämäki

Jalmari Syrjämäki

Arvid

Crew:

Director

Editor

Novel

Producer

Director of Photography