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Peter von Bagh is a Actor, Scriptwriter and In Memory Of Finlandais born on 29 august 1943 at Helsinki (Finlande)
Kari Peter Conrad von Bagh (born 29 August 1943 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish film historian and director. Von Bagh has worked as the head of the Finnish Film Archive. He is the editor-in-chief of Filmihullu magazine and co-founder and director of the Midnight Sun Film Festival. Since 2001, he has been 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 Peter von Bagh are screened at prestigious international forums, including an extensive retrospective of his works at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and Festival Internacional de Cine Idependente in Buenos Aires in 2012, and at the Tromsø International Film Festival in 2013.
Principal works of Peter von Bagh's production of approximately 40 non-fiction books, mostly on cinema, and some 60 films for both the cinemas and television include his international breakthrough films Helsinki, Forever (2008) and Sodankylä, Forever (2010–2011, a documentary series of the first twenty-five years of the Midnight Sun Film Festival), Song of Finland ("The Story of Art in Finland During the Era of Independence", a twelve-episode television series, YLE 2003–04, and a book published by WSOY 2007), Elokuvan historia ("History of Cinema", a 52-episode radio series, YLE and a book published by W&G 1975, Otava 1998, 2004) and Tähtien kirja ("The Book of Stars", Otava, 2006). The book Aki Kaurismäki has been translated into French (Cahiers du Cinema), Italian (Isbn Edizioni), Swedish (Alfabeta), Japanese (Aiiku Sha), and shortly also into German.
Film critic Olaf Möller’s characterization of Peter von Bagh in the introduction of The Finland Inside retrospective: "Peter von Bagh has seen every movie worth seeing, usually more often than once; during his half century in film, he has met every icon and every genius, every maverick and every overlooked auteur, every underrated master and even every interesting underachiever from this our art’s ancient mornings – every one, given that he has lived long enough; and being a great raconteur, graced with a strong, commanding voice as well as a perennially bemused smile around the eyes, he knows how to tell a good story about each of them – for he loves to pass on what he learnt during all those hours spent in their company. Yes, von Bagh is truly a rare example of cinema lived to the full: a legend of old-school cinephilia."
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Peter von Bagh
Nationality Finlande
Birth 29 august 1943 at Helsinki (Finlande)
Death 17 september 2014 (at 71 years)
Birth 29 august 1943 at Helsinki (Finlande)
Death 17 september 2014 (at 71 years)
Films directed by Peter von Bagh are screened at prestigious international forums, including an extensive retrospective of his works at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and Festival Internacional de Cine Idependente in Buenos Aires in 2012, and at the Tromsø International Film Festival in 2013.
Principal works of Peter von Bagh's production of approximately 40 non-fiction books, mostly on cinema, and some 60 films for both the cinemas and television include his international breakthrough films Helsinki, Forever (2008) and Sodankylä, Forever (2010–2011, a documentary series of the first twenty-five years of the Midnight Sun Film Festival), Song of Finland ("The Story of Art in Finland During the Era of Independence", a twelve-episode television series, YLE 2003–04, and a book published by WSOY 2007), Elokuvan historia ("History of Cinema", a 52-episode radio series, YLE and a book published by W&G 1975, Otava 1998, 2004) and Tähtien kirja ("The Book of Stars", Otava, 2006). The book Aki Kaurismäki has been translated into French (Cahiers du Cinema), Italian (Isbn Edizioni), Swedish (Alfabeta), Japanese (Aiiku Sha), and shortly also into German.
Film critic Olaf Möller’s characterization of Peter von Bagh in the introduction of The Finland Inside retrospective: "Peter von Bagh has seen every movie worth seeing, usually more often than once; during his half century in film, he has met every icon and every genius, every maverick and every overlooked auteur, every underrated master and even every interesting underachiever from this our art’s ancient mornings – every one, given that he has lived long enough; and being a great raconteur, graced with a strong, commanding voice as well as a perennially bemused smile around the eyes, he knows how to tell a good story about each of them – for he loves to pass on what he learnt during all those hours spent in their company. Yes, von Bagh is truly a rare example of cinema lived to the full: a legend of old-school cinephilia."
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Filmography of Peter von Bagh (7 films)
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The Man Without a Past (2002)
, 1h37Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, La précarité, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Anneli Sauli, Elina Salo, Outi Mäenpää
Roles Salvation Army Officer
Rating75%
The film begins with an unnamed man arriving by train to Helsinki. After falling asleep in Kaisaniemi Park, he is mugged and beaten by hoodlums and is severely injured in the head, losing consciousness. He awakes and wanders back to the train station and collapses in its bathroom. He awakes the second time in a hospital and finds that he has lost his memory. He starts his life from scratch, living in container dwellings, finding clothes with help from the Salvation Army and making friends with the poor.
Juha (1999)
, 1h18Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Sakari Kuosmanen, Kati Outinen, André Wilms, Markku Peltola, Elina Salo, Outi Mäenpää
Roles Juha's Father
Rating67%
Marja (Kati Outinen) is a simple peasant woman married to her older husband Juha (Sakari Kuosmanen). They lead a very simple country life, spending most of their days farming and tending to their livestock. Marja's world is turned upside down when Shemeikka (André Wilms) comes to the happily married couple asking them for help with his broken down sports convertible and a place to spend the night. As Juha works to repair the car, Shemeikka attempts to lure Marja to leave Juha and come to the city with him. A hesitant Marja does not want to leave her husband at first but ultimately gives in to temptation after dreaming of a wonderful new life in a big city. Shemeikka and Marja leave for the city but Marja's dream quickly becomes a nightmare when Shemeikka enslaves her in a brothel.
Drifting Clouds (1996)
, 1h36Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Cooking films
Actors Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Markku Peltola, Sakari Kuosmanen, Elina Salo, Outi Mäenpää
Roles First Customer
Rating75%
Ilona Koponen (Kati Outinen), a head waitress at Dubrovnik restaurant, is married to Lauri (Kari Väänänen), a tram driver. The couple live in a small, modestly furnished apartment in Helsinki. As they both come home from work late one night, Lauri surprises Ilona with a new television which he purchased on store credit. There is a short discussion between the two regarding their ability to meet their financial obligations but they agree that the TV payments are manageable.
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, 1hDirected by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Michael Winterbottom, Michael Glawogger, Brillante Mendoza, Brian Yuzna, Albert Serra, Ken Jacobs, Aki Kaurismäki, Shinji Aoyama, Eric Khoo, Park Chan-wook, Pen-ek Ratanaruang, Naomi Kawase, Adam Wingard, Auraeus Solito, Tom Tykwer, Amir Naderi, Gakuryū Ishii, Vimukthi Jayasundara, Simon Rumley, Rafi Pitts, Edmund Yeo, Mika Taanila, Dalparan, Aku Louhimies, Tolga Karaçelik
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Documentary, Horror, Animation
Roles Writer
Rating57%
I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
, 1h20Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about suicide
Actors Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke, Kenneth Colley, Serge Reggiani, Trevor Bowen, Aki Kaurismäki
Roles Idea
Rating71%
Henri Boulanger (Léaud), a French man living in London, is laid-off from his job after fifteen years of service. He tries to commit suicide but because he continuously fails, decides to hire a hitman (Kenneth Colley) to finish the job. After making the contract he meets Margaret (Margi Clarke) and finds new meaning to life, however, he is unable to call off the hitman.
Time of Roses (1969)
Directed by Risto Jarva
Genres Science fiction
Actors Eila Pehkonen, Paavo Jännes
Roles Writer
Rating59%
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The Other Side of Hope (2017)
, 1h40Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Sakari Kuosmanen, Ilkka Koivula, Kati Outinen, Tommi Korpela, Thomas "Dome" Karukoski, Maria Järvenhelmi
Roles In Memory Of
Rating71%
Dans la ville d'Helsinki, Khaled, un réfugié syrien qui, dans les bombardements d'Alep, a presque tout perdu, maison et famille, rencontre Wikström, un représentant de commerce qui vient de racheter un restaurant après avoir quitté sa femme alcoolique.