MAUNU KURKVAARA

Maunu Kurkvaara
Maunu Kurkvaara
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: July 18, 1926
Deathday: December 31, 2023
Place of Birth: Viipuri, Finland [now Vyborg, Russia]

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.

Filmography

Starring

(uncredited)

Production

Writer, Director
Screenplay, Director, Producer
Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
1969·
Punatukka
Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
Director of Photography, Writer, Director, Producer
1968·
Rottasota
Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
Director, Producer, Production Design, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer
1965·
4 x 4
Director
1964·
Naiset
Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Producer
Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
Producer, Director of Photography, Director
Producer, Director of Photography, Writer, Director
1961·
Darling
Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
Director
Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer
1959·
Patarouva
Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Screenplay
1958·
Tirlittan
Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Screenplay
Director
Assistant Director