
Peter von Bagh
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1943-08-29
Day of Death
2014-09-17 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Helsinki, Finland
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.
Known For
Acting
(2021)
The Dinosaur
as Self (archive footage)
(2018)
Aki and Peter
as Himself
(2016)
Peter von Bagh
as Self
(2015)
Temples of Dreams
as Self
(2013)
Conversations Between Men
as Haastattelija
(2011)
(2011)
Suomalaiset ja raha – Rakkaustarina
as Narrator
(2010)
Sodankylä Forever
as Self
(2009)
On the Trail of the New Wave
as Self
(2008)
Helsinki, Forever
as Narrator (voice)
(2002)
The Man Without a Past
as Salvation Army Officer
(2001)
(1999)
Juha
as Juha's Father
(1996)
Drifting Clouds
as First Customer
(1991)
(1972)
Olavi Virta
as Himself / Interviewer (voice)
(1971)
Kreivi
as kertoja / mies tanssipaikalla
(1970)
Dove non è peccato
as Himself
Crew
Edvin Laine
Director
The Year 1952
Director, Writer
(2017)
The Other Side of Hope
In Memory Of
(2017)
Lauluja utopiasta
Director
(2014)
Socialism
Director
(2013)
Remembrance
Director, Writer
(2011)
(2011)
(2011)
(2010)
Sodankylä Forever
Director
(2010)
The Story of Mikko Niskanen
Director
(2008)
Helsinki, Forever
Director, Writer
(1994)
Man in the Shadows
Director, Writer
(1993)
The Year 1939
Director, Writer, Producer
(1992)
The Last Summer 1944
Director, Writer
(1990)
(1983)
A Day at Karl Marx's Grave
Director
(1983)
Lähikuvassa: Hassisen Kone
Director
(1978)
(1972)
Olavi Virta
Director, Screenplay
(1972)
When the Heavens Fall…
Writer
(1971)
Kreivi
Director, Writer, Editor
(1970)
Liikemiehen muotokuva
Director
(1970)
Bensaa suonissa
Writer
(1970)
Kesäkapina
Writer
(1969)
Joulukuu
Director, Writer
(1969)
Time of Roses
Writer
(1968)
Vanhan valtaus
Director
(1968)
Pockpicket - Recollections of a Helsinki Bourgeois Youth
Director, Writer, Cinematography