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People in the Summer Night

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Calorie Rating: 93
Released: 1948-10-09
Running Time: 66 Minutes
Studios: Suomi-Filmi,


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 / Directors



Cast

Eila Pehkonen
Character: Helka
Martti Katajisto
Character: Nokia
Emma Väänänen
Character: Hilja Syrjämäki

Eero Roine
Character: Jalmari Syrjämäki
Matti Oravisto
Character: Arvid
Toivo Hämeranta
Character: Teliranta

Tyyne Haarla
Character: Martta Teliranta
Maija Nuutinen
Character: Old lady of Teliranta
Kaisu Leppänen
Character: Santra Mettälä

Matti Lehtelä
Character: Jukka Mettälä
Tellervo Nokelainen
Character: Selma Teliranta
Erkki Kalakari
Character: Matti Puolamäki

Eero Leväluoma
Character: Constable
Kaarlo Halttunen
Character: Doctor
Toivo Lahti
Character: base farm host

Vilho Kekkonen
Character: "gentlemanly" man in Mettälä
Hilma Salo
Character: old granny on the road
Santeri Karilo
Character: liquor dealer

Ale Porkka
Character: the man of the cottage
Kerttu Pälvi
Character: Emmi
Heikki Packalén
Character: Selma's boyfriend

Tarmo Manni
Character: Iivari Pietilä


Production and Crew

Risto Orko
Producer

Lea Joutseno
Screenplay
Usko Kemppi
Screenplay
Valentin Vaala
Screenplay

Taneli Kuusisto
Original Music Composer
Ville Hänninen
Production Design

Eino Heino
Director of Photography