Valentin Vaala
1909 - 1976
Ihmiset suviyössä
Valentin Vaala
Eila Pehkonen, Martti Katajisto
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.
People in the Summer Night
Laveata tietä
Valentin Vaala
Teuvo Tulio, Eeva Virtanen
In this silent Finnish film by Valentin Vaala, master violist Antti Larto (Teuvo Tulio) rounds around Europe by performing and spending all his free time in restaurants. While he is visiting in Finland, he leaves with his friend Eero (Kaarlo Penttilä) for country and stays in the inn of Harakkala. Anton falls in love with country girl named Kirsi but soon one of his lady friends, Tanja, arrives from Paris...
The Broad Way
Juurakon Hulda
Valentin Vaala
Irma Seikkula, Tauno Palo
Poor but ambitious country girl Hulda arrives in the country's capital and gets a job as a maid for a bachelor Member of Parliament, Judge Soratie. She works hard, never loses her common sense, and starts taking evening classes. Keeping her studies secret from her employer for years, she eventually graduates from the university and becomes candidate in the parliamentary election, stressing women's and working people's rights. Romance with Judge Soratie finally ensues.
Juurakon Hulda
Vaalan kamerat pyörivät
Valentin Vaala, Aarne Kuokkanen
Description of the film making, samples of the production of two long films of Finland-Film in summer 1937. Both are Valentin Vaala's guitars from Hella Wuolijoki's plays: Juurako Hulda (1937) and Niskavuori Naisten (1938).
Vaalan kamerat pyörivät
Vuokrasulhanen
Valentin Vaala
Lea Joutseno, Tapio Nurkka
A story about Meeri who is going through a divorce. She is hiding the relationship with a boxer. After seeing an advertisement in a magazine, she then hires a cavalier from an ad agency to escort her home from an upper-class party.
Vuokrasulhanen
Mustalaishurmaaja
Valentin Vaala
Teuvo Tulio, Hanna Taini
Manjardo, a young Gypsy leader headed by Tulio, has spent a lively and joyful life with his young women, Glafira and very keen Akris. He will soon be married to the daughter of the master of another tribe, Esmeralda. From this, her mistresses are no more enthusiastic than Esmeralda and Manjardoka, so the parties of this future couple have never even met each other.
The Gypsy Charmer
Niskavuoren naiset
Valentin Vaala
Tauno Palo, Irja Elstelä
Aarne marries Martta because his mother tells him it is his duty as the eldest son to marry a wealthy girl. However, the attractive school teacher Ilona arrives in the village and causes complications when Aarne falls in love with her.
The Women of Niskavuori
Vaimoke
Valentin Vaala
Ansa Ikonen, Tauno Palo
Esko makes a bet that he will marry the first young woman he encounters. This turns out to be Kirsti, who promptly turns down the proposals. But when she finds about the bet, she agrees to marry him in order to get her revenge.
Vaimoke
