The Taste of Summer

The Taste of Summer

100 mins | Drama | Oct. 16, 1975

Liisa, a young nurse returns to a remote island where she has spent the summer leaves in her youth. She soon gets to know some of the regular residents on the island, Pekka and Paula. During the summer party the underlying tensions mount. This film is based on a novel titled "Saari" written by Irene Hammar in 1962

The Taste of Summer

100 mins | Drama | Oct. 16, 1975

The Taste of Summer
Liisa, a young nurse returns to a remote island where she has spent the summer leaves in her youth. She soon gets to know some of the regular residents on the island, Pekka and Paula. During the summer party the underlying tensions mount. This film is based on a novel titled "Saari" written by Irene Hammar in 1962
Producers Filmi-Jatta Oy
Original title Kesän maku
Directors Asko Tolonen
Writers Asko Tolonen, Kerttu-Kaarina Suosalmi

Cast

Matti Pellonpää

as Hessu, tykkimies

Virpi Uimonen

as Liisa

Ritva Oksanen

as Paula

Juha Hyppönen

as Pekka, the lighthouse keeper

Jukka Auvinen

as Erkki

Martti Lahtinen

as Taavi Österlund

Pekka Saaristo

as Lasse

Jarkko Rantanen

as Unski