People in the Summer Night

10/09/1948

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1hr 6min

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Drama

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Eila Pehkonen
  • Martti Katajisto
  • Emma Väänänen
  • Eero Roine
  • Matti Oravisto

    Director

  • Valentin Vaala

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Suomi-Filmi

    Production Countries

  • Finland

LANGUAGES

  • Finnish

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