
Maunu Kurkvaara
Directing
Born: 1926-07-18 · Viipuri, Finland [now Vyborg, Russia]
Died: 2023-12-31
Biography
Maunu Kurkvaara (18 July 1926 – 31 December 2023) was a Finnish film director and screenwriter. Kurkvaara has been widely regarded as the initiator of the "new wave" of Finnish cinema in the spirit of French New Wave cinema. He directed 22 films between 1955 and 1993. Many of his films share a nautical theme due to his love of the sea. His film Yksityisalue was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1965, he co-produced the film 4x4 and it was entered into the 4th Moscow I
🎬 Movies (25)
Kertomus kadonneesta saaresta
1993
Director

Butterfly's Dream
1986
Director

Menestyksen maku
1983
Director

Maunu Kurkvaaran Kujanjuoksu
1971
Director

Punatukka
1969
Director

Äl' yli päästä perhanaa
1968
Producer

Rottasota
1968
Director

Miljoonaliiga
1968
Director

Tänään olet täällä
1966
Director

Kielletty kirja
1965
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4 x 4
1965
Director

Naiset
1964
Director

Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistä
1964
Director

Lauantaileikit
1963
Director

Meren juhlat
1963
Director

Yksityisalue
1962
Director

Darling
1961
Director
Pikkuinen...
1961
Director

Autotytöt
1960
Director

Patarouva
1959
Director

Tirlittan
1958
Director

Ei enää eilispäivää
1957
Director

Onnen saari
1955
Director

Kaunis Veera eli ballaadi Saimaalta
1950
Assistant Director

Orpopojan valssi
1949
(uncredited)