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People in the Summer Night

1948 • 1h6m Drama

Rating

6.0/10

Popularity

0

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.

Details

Director

Valentin Vaala

Screenplay

Lea Joutseno

Usko Kemppi

Valentin Vaala

Cast

Eila Pehkonen

Martti Katajisto

Emma Väänänen

Release date

10/9/1948

Status

Released

Origin country

FI

Vote count

12