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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Creators

Matti Kassila

director

Matti Kassila

writer

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F.E. Sillanpää

writer

Cast

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Toivo Mäkelä actor

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Emma Väänänen actor

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Rauni Luoma actor Aino-Maija Tikkanen actor

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Rauni Ikäheimo actor

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Senni Nieminen actor

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Heikki Savolainen actor

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Tauno Kajander actor

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Sylvi Salonen actor

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Topi Kankainen actor

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Pentti Irjala actor

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Olavi Ahonen actor

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Keijo Lindroos actor

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Mauri Jaakkola actor

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Severi Seppänen actor

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Kaija Siikala actor Matti Kassila actor

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Kari Åkerberg actor Tommi Rinne actor

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Leo Jokela actor