People in the Summer Night(1948)
10/09/1948 (US)Drama1h 6m
6.0
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.
Valentin Vaala
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Lea Joutseno
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Usko Kemppi
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Valentin Vaala
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Trailer: Ihmiset suviyössä / People in the Summer Night (1948)
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A review by Thomcat
Written on April 6, 2020
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.
