People of the Summer Night

People of the Summer Night

66 mins | Drama | Oct. 9, 1948

A visual poem based on a story by Nobel laureate F.E. Sillanpää. 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.

People of the Summer Night

66 mins | Drama | Oct. 9, 1948

People of the Summer Night
A visual poem based on a story by Nobel laureate F.E. Sillanpää. 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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Suomi-Filmi
Original title Ihmiset suviyössä
Directors Valentin Vaala
Writers Usko Kemppi, Lea Joutseno, F.E. Sillanpää, Valentin Vaala

Cast

Eila Pehkonen

as Helka

Martti Katajisto

as Nokia

Emma Väänänen

as Hilja Syrjämäki

Eero Roine

as Jalmari Syrjämäki

Matti Oravisto

as Arvid

Toivo Hämeranta

as Teliranta

Tyyne Haarla

as Martta Teliranta

Maija Nuutinen

as Old lady of Teliranta

Kaisu Leppänen

as Santra Mettälä

Matti Lehtelä

as Jukka Mettälä

Tellervo Nokelainen

as Selma Teliranta

Erkki Kalakari

as Matti Puolamäki

Eero Leväluoma

as Constable

Kaarlo Halttunen

as Doctor