People in the Summer Night

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 9, 1948

Original language

Finnish

Spoken languages

Finnish

Countries

Finland

Production

Suomi-Filmi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0040465