The Harvest Month (1956)
6.5
/10 By 9 Votes
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.
Release Date : October 5, 1956
Runtime : 94m
Genre : Drama
Companies : Fennada-Filmi
Countries : Finland
Keywords : based on novel or book, alcoholism
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