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People in the Summer Night 1948 Directed by Valentin Vaala Ihmiset suviyössä

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.

Country Finland
Production Country Finland
Language Finnish
Spoken Language Finnish
Gnere Drama
Production Company Suomi-Filmi
Release Date 9 October 1948
66 mins
Cast
Emma Väänänen Hilja Syrjämäki
Eero Roine Jalmari Syrjämäki
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
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
Heikki Packalén Selma's boyfriend
Tarmo Manni Iivari Pietilä
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