Peter von Bagh Movies

Recollections of a Helsinki Bourgeois

The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they...

This short document tells the story of Bank of Finland and the history of money in Finland.

In a world of cold facts, this film speaking in more than 20 languages offers a vision of a world momentarily united and willing to listen to the...

A documentary about Tapio Rautavaara, a traveler and artist. "The purpose of the film Tapsa was to reflect Rautavaara as a person. He himself gave...

An Italian mondo documentary about Finland. Among other things, it showcases intricacies of local mating culture, sports, Midsummer festivities and...

A TV documentary about the Finnish band Hassisen Kone and its frontman Ismo Alanko.

A portrait of film actor Kari Väänänen. Väänänen talks openly about his work and himself. Väänänen's...

A bitter and moving portrait of a genius as a troubled human being trying his best to find a way through life. A documentary about a too-little-known...

Piirainen's documentary on the last years of Peter von Bagh.

A psychotherapist's life is wrecked when her private life is exposed in a sensation magazine.

After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a...

Acclaimed Finnish director Rauni Mollberg made several scandalous yet widely appreciated films. Former co-worker Veikko Aaltonen’s eye-opening...

Paavo Nurmi (1897–1973) was one of the greatest athletes ever, and he had the wins to show it. For some time, his name was synonymous with...

Peter von Bagh's documentary about Juhani Aho and people around him.

Documentary about Finnish civil war

After being struggling to finish his ninth book, an irrelevant author decides to try change his methods.

THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE is dedicated to filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki’s longtime friend and collaborator, the film critic and festival...

An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was...