People in the Summer Night
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.
- Year: 1948
- Country: Finland
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Suomi-Filmi
- Keyword: based on novel or book, male homosexuality, lumberjack
- Director: Valentin Vaala
- Cast: Eila Pehkonen, Martti Katajisto, Emma Väänänen, Eero Roine, Matti Oravisto, Toivo Hämeranta