People in the Summer Night

People in the Summer Night

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  • 1948
  • 1 hr 6 min
  •  6  (12)
  •   Released

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.

People in the Summer Night
Trailer: Ihmiset suviyössä / People in the Summer Night (1948)

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Description
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.
  • Release Date
    1948
  • Runtime
    1 hr 6 min
  • Language
    fi
  • Rating
    6  (12)