Peter von Bagh
Biography
Kari Peter Conrad von Bagh (August 29, 1943 – September 17, 2014) was a Finnish film historian and director. Von Bagh worked as the head of the Finnish Film Archive, editor-in-chief of Filmihullu magazine and co-founder and director of the Midnight Sun Film Festival. From 2001, he was the artistic director of the film festival Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna. Von Bagh was a member of the jury in the competition category of 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Films directed by Bagh have been screened at prestigious international forums, including retrospectives of his filmography at the 2012 Rotterdam International Film Festival, the 2012 Festival Internacional de Cine Independente in Buenos Aires, and the Tromsø International Film Festival in 2013. Bagh's wrote approximately 40 non-fiction books, mostly on cinema, and some 60 films for both the cinemas and television include his internationally successful films Helsinki, Forever (2008) and Sodankylä, Forever (2010–2011), a documentary series of the first twenty-five years of the Midnight Sun Film Festival.
Personal Details
Movies (39)
The Dinosaur
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Aki and Peter
as Himself
2018
Lauluja utopiasta
Director (Directing)
2017
The Other Side of Hope
In Memory Of (Crew)
2017
Peter von Bagh
as Self
2016
Temples of Dreams
as Self
2015
Socialism
Director (Directing)
2014
Remembrance
Director (Directing)
2013
Conversations Between Men
as Haastattelija
2013
Suomalaiset ja raha – Rakkaustarina
as Narrator
2011
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Writer (Writing)
2011
Splinters - A Century of an Artistic Family
as Reader
2011
The Story of Mikko Niskanen
Director (Directing)
2010
Sodankylä Forever
as Self
2010
On the Trail of the New Wave
as Self
2009
Helsinki, Forever
as Narrator (voice)
2008
The Man Without a Past
as Salvation Army Officer
2002
Aki Kaurismäki
2001
Juha
as Juha's Father
1999
Drifting Clouds
as First Customer
1996
Man in the Shadows
Director (Directing)
1994
The Year 1939
Director (Directing)
1993
The Last Summer 1944
Director (Directing)
1992
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Aki Kaurismäki
as Self
1991
I Hired a Contract Killer
Idea (Writing)
1990
A Day at Karl Marx's Grave
Director (Directing)
1983
Lähikuvassa: Hassisen Kone
Director (Directing)
1983
Paavo Nurmi - The Man and His Times
Director (Directing)
1978
When the Heavens Fall…
Writer (Writing)
1972
Olavi Virta
as Himself / Interviewer (voice)
1972
Kreivi
as kertoja / mies tanssipaikalla
1971
Bensaa suonissa
Writer (Writing)
1970
Kesäkapina
Writer (Writing)
1970
Mondo Finlandia
as Himself
1970
Liikemiehen muotokuva
Director (Directing)
1970
Time of Roses
Writer (Writing)
1969
Joulukuu
Director (Directing)
1969
Vanhan valtaus
Director (Directing)
1968
Pockpicket - Recollections of a Helsinki Bourgeois Youth
Director (Directing)
1968
