Väinö Luutonen

Elokuu

Matti Kassila

Toivo Mäkelä, Emma Väänänen

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.

Niskavuoren Heta

Edvin Laine

Rauni Luoma, Kaarlo Halttunen

Movie from 1952 based on the theatre play by Hella Wuolijoki.

Pitkäjärveläiset

Wilho Ilmari

Elsa Rantalainen, Kosti Klemelä

Yrjänän emännän synti

Edvin Laine

Mirjami Kuosmanen, Edvin Laine

Yrjänä's farm is plagued by infertility and the lady of the house decides to get a child by any means to continue her famous family. She's in conflict with her husband and with the church.