Peter von Bagh Movies

It took a dozen years, but in 1952 the greatest dream of sports-crazy Finland finally came true: The Helsinki Olympics happened.

The story of Agit Prop, communist band established in 1970.

Peter von Bagh takes us on a trip to his homeland and Oulu, a small Finnish town, tracing the turbulent changes it has undergone in the 20th century....

Socialism, the 20th century's greatest dream and source of some of its darkest nightmares. Divided into eighteen chapters which all begin with quotes...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel.

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

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...

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...