Reviews
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.
Cast
Eila Pehkonen
Helka
Martti Katajisto
Nokia
Emma Väänänen
Hilja Syrjämäki
Eero Roine
Jalmari Syrjämäki
Matti Oravisto
Arvid
Toivo Hämeranta
Teliranta
Tyyne Haarla
Martta Teliranta
Maija Nuutinen
Old lady of Teliranta
Kaisu Leppänen
Santra Mettälä
Matti Lehtelä
Jukka Mettälä
Tellervo Nokelainen
Selma Teliranta
Erkki Kalakari
Matti Puolamäki
Other films by Valentin Vaala
Moments in Helsinki
1971
Näin syntyi Saimaan kanava
1969
M/S Finlandia
1968
Katoavaa Tamperetta
1967
Fluid Power from Naantali
1964
Totuus on armoton
1963
Meri antaa
1963
Through the Ice to Finland
1962
Nuoruus vauhdissa
1961
Niskavuoren naiset
1958
Nuori mylläri
1958
Nummisuutarit
1957
