Directing
Maunu Kurkvaara
Directing · Born 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.
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FilmButterfly's Dream
1986 · Director
FilmMenestyksen maku
1983 · Producer
FilmMaunu Kurkvaaran Kujanjuoksu
1971 · Writer
FilmPunatukka
1969 · Director of Photography
FilmMiljoonaliiga
1968 · Producer
FilmRottasota
1968 · Writer
FilmÄl' yli päästä perhanaa
1968 · Producer
FilmTänään olet täällä
1966 · Producer
FilmKielletty kirja
1965 · Editor
Film4 x 4
1965 · Director
FilmRaportti eli balladi laivatytöistä
1964 · Producer
FilmNaiset
1964 · Writer
FilmLauantaileikit
1963 · Director
FilmMeren juhlat
1963 · Producer
FilmYksityisalue
1962 · Director
FilmDarling
1961 · Writer
FilmAutotytöt
1960 · Writer
FilmPatarouva
1959 · Screenplay
FilmTirlittan
1958 · Editor
FilmEi enää eilispäivää
1957 · Director
FilmOnnen saari
1955 · Director
FilmKaunis Veera eli ballaadi Saimaalta
1950 · Assistant Director
FilmOrpopojan valssi
1949 · (uncredited)