People in the Summer Night

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.

Director

Valentin Vaala

Writers

F.E. Sillanpää, Lea Joutseno, Usko Kemppi, Valentin Vaala

Released

October 9, 1948

Language

Finnish