The Harvest Month
Release Date: 1956-10-05
Overview: 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.
Rating: 6.7 / 10
Cast
Toivo Mäkelä
as Viktor Sundvall
Emma Väänänen
as Saima Sundvall
Rauni Luoma
as Maija Länsilehto
Aino-Maija Tikkanen
as Tyyne Sundvall
Rauni Ikäheimo
as Iita
Crew
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Esko Nevalainen - Director of Photography
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Lauri Elo - Production Design
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Matti Kassila - Director
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Gösta Salminen - Sound
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Nils Holm - Editor
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