![The Harvest Month](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/s8jFlchjruCNGrqHU8JJeaABKxJ.jpg)
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.
Title | The Harvest Month |
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Release Date | 1956-10-05 |
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Genres | Drama |
Production Companies | Fennada-Filmi |
Production Countries | Finland |