Maunu Kurkvaara

Birthday: 1926-07-18
Deathday: 2023-12-31
Birthplace: Viipuri, Finland [now Vyborg, Russia]
Gender: Male

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.

Credits

Year Title
1993-01-07 Kertomus kadonneesta saaresta
1986-01-10 Butterfly's Dream
1983-02-04 Menestyksen maku
1971-09-17 Maunu Kurkvaaran Kujanjuoksu
1969-10-24 Punatukka
1968-11-15 Miljoonaliiga
1968-03-31 Rottasota
1966-09-16 Tänään olet täällä
1965-08-20 Kielletty kirja
1965-02-25 4 x 4
1964-09-04 Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistä
1964-01-31 Naiset
1963-08-23 Lauantaileikit
1963-03-01 Meren juhlat
1962-10-05 Yksityisalue
1961-12-07 Pikkuinen...
1961-08-18 Darling
1960-10-07 Autotytöt
1959-09-25 Patarouva
1958-11-21 Tirlittan
1957-11-14 Ei enää eilispäivää
1955-02-01 Onnen saari