The Harvest Month

The Harvest Month (1956)

6.7 94 min Movie
Drama

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.

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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
Tauno Kajander Tauno Kajander Taave
Sylvi Salonen Sylvi Salonen Actress
Topi Kankainen Topi Kankainen Alpertti
Pentti Irjala Pentti Irjala Mies saunalla
Olavi Ahonen Olavi Ahonen Mies saunalla

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