Peter von Bagh

Directing·Aug 29, 1943·Helsinki, Finland

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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.

Film	Credit
The Dinosaur2021 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Aki and Peter2018 · Himself	Himself
Lauluja utopiasta2017 · Director	Director
PPeter von Bagh2016 · Self	Self
Temples of Dreams2015 · Self	Self
SSocialism2014 · Director	Director
RRemembrance2013 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Conversations Between Men2013 · Haastattelija	Haastattelija
Suomalaiset ja raha – Rakkaustarina2011 · Narrator, Director	Narrator, Director
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero2011 · Writer	Writer
Splinters - A Century of an Artistic Family2011 · Reader, Director	Reader, Director
TThe Story of Mikko Niskanen2010 · Director	Director
OOn the Trail of the New Wave2009 · Self	Self
Helsinki, Forever2008 · Narrator (voice), Director, Writer	Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
The Man Without a Past2002 · Salvation Army Officer	Salvation Army Officer
Aki Kaurismäki2001 · Self	Self
Juha1999 · Juha's Father	Juha's Father
Drifting Clouds1996 · First Customer	First Customer
Man in the Shadows1994 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Year 19391993 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Last Summer 19441992 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Aki Kaurismäki1991 · Self	Self
A Day at Karl Marx's Grave1983 · Director	Director
Lähikuvassa: Hassisen Kone1983 · Director	Director
TTapsa - Slashes from a Rover's Life1980 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
PPaavo Nurmi - The Man and His Times1978 · Director	Director
When the Heavens Fall…1972 · Writer	Writer
OOlavi Virta1972 · Himself / Interviewer (voice), Director, Screenplay	Himself / Interviewer (voice), Director, Screenplay
Kreivi1971 · kertoja / mies tanssipaikalla, Director, Writer	kertoja / mies tanssipaikalla, Director, Writer
Bensaa suonissa1970 · Writer	Writer
Kesäkapina1970 · Writer	Writer
Mondo Finlandia1970 · Himself	Himself
LLiikemiehen muotokuva1970 · Director	Director
Time of Roses1969 · Writer	Writer
JJoulukuu1969 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
VVanhan valtaus1968 · Director	Director
Pockpicket - Recollections of a Helsinki Bourgeois Youth1968 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
EEdvin LaineDirector	Director
TThe Year 1952Director, Writer	Director, Writer
MMuisto - Itsenäisen Suomen ensimmäisten vuosien kertomusDirector	Director