People in the Summer Night
(1948)
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.
Director
Valentin Vaala
Writers
F.E. Sillanpää, Lea Joutseno, Usko Kemppi, Valentin Vaala
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Reviews
Thomcat
April 6, 2020
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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Status
Released
Original Language
FI
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