People in the Summer Night

People in the Summer Night

1948 fi 66 minutes

Rating: 6.3

Plot

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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Cast

Eila Pehkonen

Eila Pehkonen

Helka

Martti Katajisto

Martti Katajisto

Nokia

Emma Väänänen

Emma Väänänen

Hilja Syrjämäki

Eero Roine

Eero Roine

Jalmari Syrjämäki

Matti Oravisto

Matti Oravisto

Arvid

Toivo Hämeranta

Toivo Hämeranta

Teliranta

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

Eero Leväluoma

Eero Leväluoma

Constable

Kaarlo Halttunen

Kaarlo Halttunen

Doctor

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

Kerttu Pälvi

Kerttu Pälvi

Emmi

Heikki Packalén

Heikki Packalén

Selma's boyfriend

Tarmo Manni

Tarmo Manni

Iivari Pietilä

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