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The Harvest Month
The Harvest Month

The Harvest Month

6.7/10
October 5, 1956
94 minutes
Matti Kassila
Drama

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.

Movie Details

Release Date

October 5, 1956

Runtime

94 minutes

Director

Matti Kassila

Rating

6.7/10

Production Companies

Fennada-Filmi

Cast

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