Maunu Kurkvaara
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 International Film Festival.
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
18 July 1926
Death Day
31 December 2023
Place of Birth
Viipuri, Finland [now Vyborg, Russia]
Also Known As
Mauno Kurkvaara, Mauno Sakari Heikkonen, Sakari Vaara, Soili Kotala
MEDIA
FILMOGRAPHY
Orpopojan valssi
1949-10-20Actor
Menestyksen maku
1983-02-04Producer, Director, Screenplay
Yksityisalue
1962-10-05Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
Kaunis Veera eli ballaadi Saimaalta
1950-09-22Assistant Director
Äl' yli päästä perhanaa
1968-02-02Producer
Lauantaileikit
1963-08-23Director, Director of Photography, Producer
Tirlittan
1958-11-21Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Director
Patarouva
1959-09-25Screenplay, Director of Photography, Producer, Director
Autotytöt
1960-10-07Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Director
Darling
1961-08-18Writer, Editor, Producer, Director, Director of Photography
Meren juhlat
1963-03-01Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
Naiset
1964-01-31Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistä
1964-09-04Producer, Director of Photography, Director, Writer
Kielletty kirja
1965-08-20Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Production Design, Producer, Director
Tänään olet täällä
1966-09-16Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
Rottasota
1968-03-31Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
Miljoonaliiga
1968-11-15Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Punatukka
1969-10-24Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
4 x 4
1965-02-25Director
Maunu Kurkvaaran Kujanjuoksu
1971-09-17Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
Onnen saari
1955-02-01Director
Ei enää eilispäivää
1957-11-14Director
Pikkuinen...
1961-12-07Director
Kertomus kadonneesta saaresta
1993-01-07Director
Butterfly's Dream
1986-01-10Director, Writer
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