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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Dinosaur
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2021
Aki and Peter
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2018
Peter von Bagh
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2016
Temples of Dreams
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2015
Conversations Between Men
Character: Haastattelija
MOVIE • 2013
Suomalaiset ja raha – Rakkaustarina
Character: Narrator
MOVIE • 2011
Splinters - A Century of an Artistic Family
Character: Reader
MOVIE • 2011
Sodankylä Forever
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2010
On the Trail of the New Wave
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2009
Helsinki, Forever
Character: Narrator (voice)
MOVIE • 2008
The Man Without a Past
Character: Salvation Army Officer
MOVIE • 2002
Aki Kaurismäki
Character:
MOVIE • 2001
Juha
Character: Juha's Father
MOVIE • 1999
Drifting Clouds
Character: First Customer
MOVIE • 1996
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Aki Kaurismäki
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1991
Olavi Virta
Character: Himself / Interviewer (voice)
MOVIE • 1972
Kreivi
Character: kertoja / mies tanssipaikalla
MOVIE • 1971
Dove non è peccato
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 1970
Crew
Crew Credits
Lauluja utopiasta
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2017
The Other Side of Hope
Role: In Memory Of
MOVIE • 2017
Socialism
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2014
Remembrance
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2013
Remembrance
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2013
Suomalaiset ja raha – Rakkaustarina
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2011
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2011
Splinters - A Century of an Artistic Family
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2011
The Story of Mikko Niskanen
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2010
Sodankylä Forever
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2010
Helsinki, Forever
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2008
Helsinki, Forever
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2008
Sininen laulu - Suomen taiteiden tarina
Role: Director
TV • 2003
Sininen laulu - Suomen taiteiden tarina
Role: Writer
TV • 2003
Man in the Shadows
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1994
Man in the Shadows
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1994
The Year 1939
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1993
The Year 1939
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1993
The Year 1939
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1993
The Last Summer 1944
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1992