People in the Summer Night

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.

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  • Release Date: 1948-10-09
  • Runtime: 1h 6min
  • Director: Valentin Vaala

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Cast

  • Eila Pehkonen

    Helka

  • Martti Katajisto

    Nokia

  • Emma Väänänen

    Hilja Syrjämäki

  • Eero Roine

    Jalmari Syrjämäki

  • Matti Oravisto

    Arvid

  • Toivo Hämeranta

    Teliranta

  • Tyyne Haarla

    Martta Teliranta

  • Maija Nuutinen

    Old lady of Teliranta

  • Kaisu Leppänen

    Santra Mettälä

  • Matti Lehtelä

    Jukka Mettälä

  • Tellervo Nokelainen

    Selma Teliranta

  • Erkki Kalakari

    Matti Puolamäki

  • Eero Leväluoma

    Constable

  • Kaarlo Halttunen

    Doctor

  • Toivo Lahti

    base farm host

  • Vilho Kekkonen

    "gentlemanly" man in Mettälä

  • Hilma Salo

    old granny on the road

  • Santeri Karilo

    liquor dealer

  • Ale Porkka

    the man of the cottage

  • Kerttu Pälvi

    Emmi

  • Heikki Packalén

    Selma's boyfriend

  • Tarmo Manni

    Iivari Pietilä

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