The Harvest Month 1956 film complet
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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, Matti Kassila , , Mauno Mäkelä , , , Emma Väänänen , , Rauni Ikäheimo , , Aino-Maija Tikkanen , , Tauno Kajander , , Topi Kankainen
