Peter von Bagh, a distinguished film critic, historian and one-time director of the Finnish film archive, brings his wealth of knowledge and infectious cinephilia toHelsinki, Forever. Von Bagh’s “fabulous and rather Markeresque documentary…is a lovely city symphony which is also a history of Helsinki (and incidentally, Finland, Finnish cinema, and Finnish pop music)” (Jonathan Rosenbaum).

“worthy of several viewings” —Seattle PostGlobe

“The documentary… is about the city and the art form that, as Walter Benjamin once pointed out, best represents it: cinema.” —The Stranger