People in the Summer Night

6.0
19481h 6m

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.

Production

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Thumbnail for video: Trailer: Ihmiset suviyössä / People in the Summer Night (1948)

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

Cast

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Emma Väänänen

Hilja Syrjämäki

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Eero Roine

Jalmari Syrjämäki

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Tyyne Haarla

Martta Teliranta

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Matti Lehtelä

Jukka Mettälä

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Santeri Karilo

liquor dealer

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Reviews

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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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