Finland / Jun 17, 2010 / Midnight Sun Film Festival
Sodankylä Forever (2010)
Directed by Peter von Bagh
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Masters of Cinema Under the Midnight Sun
4h 33min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arctic circle — where the sun never sets. Founded by Aki and Mika Kaurismäki along with Anssi Mänttäri and Peter von Bagh in 1985, the festival has played host to an international who’s who of directors and each day begins with a two-hour discussion. To mark the festival’s silver anniversary, festival director Peter von Bagh edited together highlights from these dialogues to create an epic four-part choral history of cinema drawn from the anecdotes, insights, and wisdom of his all-star cast: Coppola, Fuller, Forman, Chabrol, Corman, Demy, Kieslowski, Kiarostami, Varda, Oliveira, Erice, Rouch, Gilliam, Jancso — and 64 more. Ranging across innumerable topics (war, censorship, movie stars, formative influences, America, neorealism) these voices, many now passed away, engage in a personal dialogue across the years that’s by turns charming, profound, hilarious and moving.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Miloš Forman | Self |
| John Boorman | Self |
| Roger Corman | Self |
| Jean Rouch | Self |
| Manoel de Oliveira | Self |
| Claude Chabrol | Self |
| Jacques Demy | Self |
| Krzysztof Kieślowski | Self |
| Abbas Kiarostami | Self |
| Terry Gilliam | Self |
| Miklós Jancsó | Self |
| Jean-Pierre Léaud | Self |
| João Bénard da Costa | Self |
| G. Carbera Infante | Self |
| José Luis Guarner | Self |
| Jonathan Rosenbaum | Self |
| Jean Douchet | Self |
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| Raymond Durgnat | Self |
| Pertti Lumirae | Self |
| Satu Laaksonen | Self |
| Jonathan Demme | Self |
| Paolo Taviani | Self |
| Agnieszka Holland | Self |
| Andrei German | Self |
| André de Toth | Self |
| Krzysztof Zanussi | Self |
| Monte Hellman | Self |
| Dušan Makavejev | Self |
| Gian Vittorio Baldi | Self |
| Carroll Ballard | Self |
| Jim Jarmusch | Self |
| Andrey Smirnov | Self |
| Denys Arcand | Self |
| Vincent Sherman | Self |
| Luc Dardenne | Self |
| Jean-Pierre Dardenne | Self |
| Vittorio De Seta | Self |
| Francesco Rosi | Self |
| Bob Rafelson | Self |
| Dino Risi | Self |
| Chantal Akerman | Self |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sodankylä ikuisesti: Elokuvan vuosisata |
| Original language | suomi (FI) |
| Spoken languages | English, suomi |
| Production countries | Finland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Nosferatu |
| Release date | 5 agosto 2010 |
| Assistant directors | Peter von Bagh |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Finland / Aug 05, 2010
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