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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Matti KassilaDirector
- Matti KassilaScreenplay
- Ahti SonninenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Toivo MäkeläViktor Sundvall
- Emma VäänänenSaima Sundvall
- Rauni LuomaMaija Länsilehto
- Aino-Maija TikkanenTyyne Sundvall
- Rauni IkäheimoIita
- Senni NieminenHanna Nieminen
- Heikki SavolainenMauno Viljanen
- Tauno KajanderTaave
- Sylvi SalonenActress
- Topi KankainenAlpertti
- Pentti IrjalaMies saunalla
- Olavi AhonenMies saunalla
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookalcoholism