People in the Summer Night (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.
- Valentin Vaala
- F.E. Sillanpää
- Lea Joutseno
- Usko Kemppi
- Valentin Vaala
Rating: 6.3/10 by 11 users
Alternative Title:
People in the Summer Night - US
Country:
Finland
Language:
suomi
Runtime: 01 hour 06 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: based on novel or book, male homosexuality, lumberjack
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.
