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People in the Summer Night (1948)

10/09/1948 Drama 1h 6m
63%
User
Score
6.7/10

Overview

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.

Valentin Vaala

Director

Lea Joutseno

Screenplay

Usko Kemppi

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Eila Pehkonen

Eila Pehkonen

Helka

Martti Katajisto

Martti Katajisto

Nokia

Emma Väänänen

Emma Väänänen

Hilja Syrjämäki

Eero Roine

Eero Roine

Jalmari Syrjämäki

Matti Oravisto

Matti Oravisto

Arvid

Toivo Hämeranta

Toivo Hämeranta

Teliranta

Tyyne Haarla

Tyyne Haarla

Martta Teliranta

Maija Nuutinen

Maija Nuutinen

Old lady of Teliranta

Kaisu Leppänen

Kaisu Leppänen

Santra Mettälä

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Media

Trailer: Ihmiset suviyössä / People in the Summer Night (1948)

Trailer: Ihmiset suviyössä / People in the Summer Night (1948)

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Reviews

A review by Thomcat

Written on April 6, 2020

There seems to be a implicit gay character. The cinematography by Eino Heino is excellent. The film offers a ‘warm-hearted and sensitive’ evocation of the ordinary but compressed for dramatic purposes....

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