People in the Summer Night
09/10/1948
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.
Movie Information
Eila Pehkonen
as Helka
Martti Katajisto
as Nokia
Emma Väänänen
as Hilja Syrjämäki
Eero Roine
as Jalmari Syrjämäki
Matti Oravisto
as Arvid
Toivo Hämeranta
as Teliranta
Tyyne Haarla
as Martta Teliranta
Maija Nuutinen
as Old lady of Teliranta
Kaisu Leppänen
as Santra Mettälä
Matti Lehtelä
as Jukka Mettälä
Tellervo Nokelainen
as Selma Teliranta
Erkki Kalakari
as Matti Puolamäki
Eero Leväluoma
as Constable
Kaarlo Halttunen
as Doctor
Toivo Lahti
as base farm host
Vilho Kekkonen
as "gentlemanly" man in Mettälä
Hilma Salo
as old granny on the road
Santeri Karilo
as liquor dealer
Ale Porkka
as the man of the cottage
Kerttu Pälvi
as Emmi
Heikki Packalén
as Selma's boyfriend
Tarmo Manni
as Iivari Pietilä
