The Harvest Month
Elokuu
Rating: 6.7 · 1956 · Drama · Finland · 1 ч 34 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Original title
- Elokuu
- Year
- 1956
- Genre
- Drama
- Country
- Finland
- Runtime
- 1 ч 34 мин
- TMDB
- 6.7
- IMDb
- 6.7
Director
Cast
- Toivo Mäkelä — Viktor Sundvall
- Emma Väänänen — Saima Sundvall
- Rauni Luoma — Maija Länsilehto
- Aino-Maija Tikkanen — Tyyne Sundvall
- Rauni Ikäheimo — Iita
- Senni Nieminen — Hanna Nieminen
- Heikki Savolainen — Mauno Viljanen
- Tauno Kajander — Taave
- Sylvi Salonen — Actress
- Topi Kankainen — Alpertti
- Pentti Irjala — Mies saunalla
- Olavi Ahonen — Mies saunalla
- Keijo Lindroos — Mies tansseissa
- Mauri Jaakkola — Ylioppilaskaveri
- Severi Seppänen — Lääkäri
- Kaija Siikala — Nuoruudenrakastettu
- Matti Kassila — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Kari Åkerberg — Viljo Sundvall (uncredited)
- Tommi Rinne — Juhlija (uncredited)
- Leo Jokela — Juhlija (uncredited)
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