The Harvest Month

1956
The Harvest Month
7.4| 1h34m| en| Drama
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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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  • The Harvest Month Cast
Toivo Mäkelä as Viktor Sundvall
Emma Väänänen as Saima Sundvall
Rauni Luoma as Maija Länsilehto
Aino-Maija Tikkanen as Tyyne Sundvall
Senni Nieminen as Hanna Nieminen
Heikki Savolainen as Mauno Viljanen
Sylvi Salonen as Actress
Pentti Irjala as Mies saunalla

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