The Harvest Month

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Toivo Mäkelä

Viktor

Age : 69 | Popularity : 3%

Emma Väänänen

Saimi

Age : 62 | Popularity : 5%

Rauni Luoma

Maija

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Rauni Ikäheimo

Iita

Age : 73 | Popularity : 4%

Heikki Savolainen

Mauno

Age : 52 | Popularity : 4%

Aino-Maija Tikkanen

Tyyne

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Senni Nieminen

Hanna

Age : 65 | Popularity : 3%

Tauno Kajander

Taave

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Matti Kassila
	Novel	F.E. Sillanpää
Directing	Director	Matti Kassila
Production	Executive Producer	Mauno Mäkelä
Art	Production Design	Lauri Elo
Sound	Original Music Composer	Ahti Sonninen
	Sound	Gösta Salminen
Camera	Director of Photography	Esko Nevalainen
Editing	Editor	Nils Holm
Department	Role	Name

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