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People in the Summer Night (1948)
Directed by Valentin Vaala
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.
Length 66 minutes
Actors
Eila Pehkonen | Martti Katajisto | Emma Väänänen | Eero Roine | Matti Oravisto | Toivo Hämeranta | Tyyne Haarla | Maija Nuutinen | Kaisu Leppänen | Matti Lehtelä | Tellervo Nokelainen | Erkki Kalakari | Eero Leväluoma | Kaarlo Halttunen | Toivo Lahti | Vilho Kekkonen | Hilma Salo | Santeri Karilo | Ale Porkka | Kerttu Pälvi | Heikki Packalén | Tarmo Manni