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The Harvest Month (1956)

The Harvest Month (1956)

Drama
Release Date: 1956, October 5
Directors: Matti Kassila
Countries: Finland
Production: Fennada-Filmi
Cast: Aino-Maija Tikkanen, Leo Lastumäki, Olavi Ahonen, Sylvi Salonen, Rauni Ikäheimo, Rauni Luoma, Keijo Lindroos, Tommi Rinne, Severi Seppänen, Pentti Irjala, Toivo Mäkelä, Seppo Sariola

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book alcoholism