Maunu Kurkvaara
Directing
1926-07-18 · Viipuri, Finland [now Vyborg, Russia]
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 International Film Festival.
Filmography
Kertomus kadonneesta saaresta
1993 · Movie
Butterfly's Dream
1986 · Movie
Menestyksen maku
1983 · Movie
Maunu Kurkvaaran Kujanjuoksu
1971 · Movie
Punatukka
1969 · Movie
Miljoonaliiga
1968 · Movie
Rottasota
1968 · Movie
Äl' yli päästä perhanaa
1968 · Movie
Tänään olet täällä
1966 · Movie
Kielletty kirja
1965 · Movie
4 x 4
1965 · Movie
Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistä
1964 · Movie
Naiset
1964 · Movie
Lauantaileikit
1963 · Movie
Meren juhlat
1963 · Movie
Yksityisalue
1962 · Movie
Pikkuinen...
1961 · Movie
Darling
1961 · Movie
Autotytöt
1960 · Movie
Patarouva
1959 · Movie
Tirlittan
1958 · Movie
Ei enää eilispäivää
1957 · Movie
Miehen omatunto
1956 · Movie
Tammikuinen fantasia
1955 · Movie
Onnen saari
1955 · Movie
Kaunis Veera eli ballaadi Saimaalta
1950 · Movie
Orpopojan valssi
1949 · Movie