

People in the Summer Night
Overview
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.
Year 1948
Studio Suomi-Filmi
Director Valentin Vaala
Crew Valentin Vaala (Director), F.E. Sillanpää (Novel), Valentin Vaala (Editor), Risto Orko (Producer), Lea Joutseno (Screenplay), Usko Kemppi (Screenplay)
Popularity 1
Language suomi