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People in the Summer Night (1948)

People in the Summer Night (1948)

Drama
Release Date: 1948, October 9
Directors: Valentin Vaala
Countries: Finland
Production: Suomi-Filmi, Suomi-Filmi
Cast: Matti Oravisto, Martti Katajisto, Eila Pehkonen, Kaisu Leppänen, Tarmo Manni, Erkki Kalakari, Matti Lehtelä, Kaarlo Halttunen, Vilho Kekkonen, Eero Roine, Tyyne Haarla, Toivo Lahti

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.

Keywords:

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