The Harvest Month

The Harvest Month

Original title: Elokuu

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6.7/10

(10)

10/5/1956

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1h 34min

The Harvest Month

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Drama

Synopsis

The title of the Finnish film Elokuu translates to August. Directed by Matti Kassila, one of Finland's premiere filmmakers, Elokuu was adapted from a novel by Nobel prize winning finnish author F.E. Sillanpää. Simply put, the story concerns the decline and fall of a once-proud family, thanks to the alcoholism of its paterfamilias. Toivo Makela delivers a powerfully effective performance as the inebriated protagonist, avoiding the usual "drunken" cliches. The overlong running time, coupled with the downbeat nature of the subject, limited the film's worldwide appeal.

Direction: Matti Kassila

Cast

Toivo Mäkelä

Toivo Mäkelä

Viktor Sundvall

Emma Väänänen

Emma Väänänen

Saima Sundvall

Rauni Luoma

Rauni Luoma

Maija Länsilehto

Aino-Maija Tikkanen

Aino-Maija Tikkanen

Tyyne Sundvall

Rauni Ikäheimo

Rauni Ikäheimo

Iita

Senni Nieminen

Senni Nieminen

Hanna Nieminen

Heikki Savolainen

Heikki Savolainen

Mauno Viljanen

Pentti Irjala

Pentti Irjala

Mies saunalla

Olavi Ahonen

Olavi Ahonen

Mies saunalla