The Harvest Month

The Harvest Month

1956
1h 34m
6.7

6.7/10

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Drama
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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Fennada-Filmi
Production Countries
Finland
Spoken Languages
Finnish

Keywords

based on novel or book alcoholism

Quick Facts

Original Title Elokuu
Release Date October 5, 1956
Status Released
Language FI
IMDb ID tt0125730

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

Key Crew

Matti Kassila
Director
Matti Kassila
Screenplay
Mauno Mäkelä
Executive Producer