People in the Summer Night
A visual poem based on a story by Nobel laureate F.E. Sillanpää. 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.
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Released
- 1948
Details
Release year: 1948
Storyline
A visual poem based on a story by Nobel laureate F.E. Sillanpää. 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.
Top credits
- Eila Pehkonen — Telirannan Helka
- Martti Katajisto — Nokia
- Emma Väänänen — Syrjämäen Hilja
- Eero Roine — Syrjämäen Jalmari