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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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Olaf Möller