The Harvest Month (1956)
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.
- Released
- 1956-10-05
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Matti Kassila, Matti Kassila
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 11 votes
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
- Senni Nieminen as Hanna Nieminen
- Heikki Savolainen as Mauno Viljanen
- Tauno Kajander as Taave
- Sylvi Salonen as Actress
- Topi Kankainen as Alpertti
- Pentti Irjala as Mies saunalla
- Olavi Ahonen as Mies saunalla