People in the Summer Night

People in the Summer Night (1948)

Ihmiset suviyössä

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.

Date of release
1948-10-09
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 6m
Genres
Drama
Director
Valentin Vaala

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