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The Harvest Month

The Harvest Month (1956)

October. 05,1956
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The Harvest Month

1956  / 1 hr 34 min

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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Director
Matti Kassila
Cast
Toivo Mäkelä, Emma Väänänen
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Fennada-Filmi
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