"A Summer Night's Waltz"
Kesäillan valssi (I sommarkvällen/ Vals i sommarnatt)
La valse d'un soir d'été (French title)
Walzer eines Sommerabends (German title)

Finland 1951 B/W 97 min Suomi-Filmi Oy

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Drama, romance

cast: Leif Wager (Lauri Alanko), Uuno Laakso (Konrad Grahn), Eeva-Kaarina Volanen (Annina Grahn), Salli Karuna (Wilhelmina Grahn), Aino Lohikoski (Linda), Reino Valkama (Manu Kallio), Toini Vartiainen (Else), Ekke Hämäläinen (Carl-Erik Grahn), Heikki Savolainen, Elli Ylimaa, Rauni Luoma, Kaarlo Wilska, Laina Laine
credits: dir. Hannu Leminen (also script with Usko Kemppi), prod. Risto Orko, assistant director Maunu Kurkvaara, DOP Marius Raichi, costumes Bure Litonius, music Oskar Merikanto etc.

A young girl falls in love with her music teacher in late 1800.

Some lovely songs and loveable scenes shot on country side. But the old-fashioned acting style may work like the warm milk: you'll fall asleep.

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