The Harvest Month
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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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Cast
25 people
Toivo Mäkelä
Viktor Sundvall
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Saima Sundvall
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Aino-Maija Tikkanen
Tyyne Sundvall
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Iita
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Ryysyrannan Jooseppi
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Heikki Savolainen
Mauno Viljanen
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The Unknown Soldier
Tauno Kajander
Taave
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Sylvi Salonen
Actress
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Matti Kassila Director · F.E. Sillanpää Author Ahti Sonninen Composer
First release October 5, 1956 · Produced in Finland · Original title Elokuu
Production
Fennada-Filmi
Production
Finland
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Languages
Original title
Elokuu
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish
Release dates
Finland · October 5, 1956
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 17, 1957 · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
November 4, 1983 · Lübeck Nordic Film Days
Mexico
June 21, 2002 · Cineteca Nacional
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