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People in the Summer Night

People in the Summer Night

Oct 09, 1948 1h 6m
6.3
11 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title People in the Summer Night
Companies Suomi-Filmi
Countries Finland
Keywords based on novel or book, male homosexuality, lumberjack
Emma Väänänen

Emma Väänänen

Hilja Syrjämäki
Eero Roine

Eero Roine

Jalmari Syrjämäki
Tyyne Haarla

Tyyne Haarla

Martta Teliranta
Maija Nuutinen

Maija Nuutinen

Old lady of Teliranta
Kaisu Leppänen

Kaisu Leppänen

Santra Mettälä
Matti Lehtelä

Matti Lehtelä

Jukka Mettälä
Tellervo Nokelainen

Tellervo Nokelainen

Selma Teliranta
Erkki Kalakari

Erkki Kalakari

Matti Puolamäki
Toivo Lahti

Toivo Lahti

base farm host
Vilho Kekkonen

Vilho Kekkonen

"gentlemanly" man in Mettälä
Hilma Salo

Hilma Salo

old granny on the road
Santeri Karilo

Santeri Karilo

liquor dealer
Ale Porkka

Ale Porkka

the man of the cottage
Heikki Packalén

Heikki Packalén

Selma's boyfriend
Tarmo Manni

Tarmo Manni

Iivari Pietilä