The Harvest Month

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.

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

94 min

Actor:

Toivo Mäkelä, Emma Väänänen, Rauni Luoma

Quality:

HD

Director:

Matti Kassila

Release:

1956

Country:

Finland

IMDb:

6.7