The Harvest Month

6.7
19561h 34m

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

Photo of Toivo Mäkelä

Toivo Mäkelä

Viktor Sundvall

Photo of Emma Väänänen

Emma Väänänen

Saima Sundvall

Photo of Rauni Luoma

Rauni Luoma

Maija Länsilehto

Photo of Aino-Maija Tikkanen

Aino-Maija Tikkanen

Tyyne Sundvall

Photo of Senni Nieminen

Senni Nieminen

Hanna Nieminen

Photo of Heikki Savolainen

Heikki Savolainen

Mauno Viljanen

Photo of Pentti Irjala

Pentti Irjala

Mies saunalla

Photo of Olavi Ahonen

Olavi Ahonen

Mies saunalla

Photo of Matti Kassila

Matti Kassila

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Photo of Tommi Rinne

Tommi Rinne

Juhlija (uncredited)

Photo of Leo Jokela

Leo Jokela

Juhlija (uncredited)

Photo of Leo Lastumäki

Leo Lastumäki

Saarinen (uncredited)

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