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	Eila Pehkonen Matti Oravisto Martti Katajisto Emma Väänänen Eero Roine Kaisu Leppänen
Music by	Taneli Kuusisto
Cinematography	Eino Heino
Editing by	Valentin Vaala
Studio	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 is a Finnish film from 1948. It was directed by Valentin Vaala and it is based on Frans Eemil Sillanpää's 1934 novel of the same title.

Plot

The film concentrates on 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 part of the movie as the actors are. 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

• Eila Pehkonen – Telirannan Helka
• Martti Katajisto – Nokia
• Emma Väänänen – Syrjämäen Hilja
• Eero Roine – Syrjämäen Jalmari
• Matti Oravisto – Arvid
• Toivo Hämeranta – Telirannan isäntä
• Tyyne Haarla – Telirannan Martta-emäntä
• Maija Nuutinen – Telirannan vanhaemäntä
• Kaisu Leppänen – Mettälän Santra
• Matti Lehtelä – Mettälän Jukka
• Tarmo Manni – Iivari Pietilä

References