Ihmiset suviyössä (film)

Ihmiset suviyössä
Directed by Valentin Vaala
Produced by Risto Orko
Written by Lea Joutseno, Usko Kemppi, Valentin Vaala
Based on Ihmiset suviyössä
Starring
Music by Taneli Kuusisto
Cinematography Eino Heino
Edited by Valentin Vaala
Production
company
Suomi-Filmi Oy
Distributed by Suomi-Filmi Oy
Release dates
  • 9 October 1948 (1948-10-09)
Running time
 66 minutes
Country Finland
Language Finnish

Ihmiset suviyössä (English: People in the Summer Night) is a Finnish film from 1948. Directed by Valentin Vaala, it is based on Frans Eemil Sillanpää's 1934 novel of the same title.

Plot

The film concentrates on the destinies of a small group of people during one summer night. All events in the film are told from two different perspectives. During the night people are falling in love, fighting drunk, dying, and being born. Nature is just as important a part of the movie as the actors are. The novelist Sillanpää himself had told Vaala to keep in mind that there should be only one main character, and that is the summer night.[1]

Reception

Ihmiset suviyössä received mostly positive reviews from Finnish critics. They especially praised Eino Heino's cinematography, stating that such beautiful and sensitive capturing of Finnish nature had never before been seen in domestic films.[2]

The film received four Jussi Awards; in addition to actors Martti Katajisto, Eero Roine and Kaisu Leppänen, also Valentin Vaala and Lea Joutseno were awarded for the screenplay.

Main cast

References

  1. ↑ "ELONET – Ihmiset suviyössä – Muut tiedot". KAVA. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "ELONET – Ihmiset suviyössä – Sisältötiedot". KAVA. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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