There seems to be a implicit gay character. The cinematography by Eino Heino is excellent. The film offers a ‘warm-hearted and sensitive’ evocation of the ordinary but compressed for dramatic purposes.
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People in the Summer Night
1948 FI 66 min
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.
Release date
09/10/1948
Votes
13
Popularity
0.7
Eila Pehkonen
Helka
Martti Katajisto
Nokia
Emma Väänänen
Hilja Syrjämäki
Eero Roine
Jalmari Syrjämäki
Matti Oravisto
Arvid
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Toivo Hämeranta
Teliranta
Tyyne Haarla
Martta Teliranta
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Maija Nuutinen
Old lady of Teliranta
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Kaisu Leppänen
Santra Mettälä
Matti Lehtelä
Jukka Mettälä
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Tellervo Nokelainen
Selma Teliranta
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Erkki Kalakari
Matti Puolamäki
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Eero Leväluoma
Constable
Kaarlo Halttunen
Doctor
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Toivo Lahti
base farm host
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Vilho Kekkonen
"gentlemanly" man in Mettälä
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Hilma Salo
old granny on the road
Santeri Karilo
liquor dealer
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Ale Porkka
the man of the cottage
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Kerttu Pälvi
Emmi
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Heikki Packalén
Selma's boyfriend
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Tarmo Manni
Iivari Pietilä
Original Soundtrack
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