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

Eila Pehkonen
Helka

Martti Katajisto
Nokia

Emma Väänänen
Hilja Syrjämäki

Eero Roine
Jalmari Syrjämäki

Matti Oravisto
Arvid

Tyyne Haarla
Martta Teliranta

Matti Lehtelä
Jukka Mettälä

Kaarlo Halttunen
Doctor

Toivo Lahti
base farm host

Santeri Karilo
liquor dealer
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Reviews
Thomcat
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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