Maunu Kurkvaara
Known for
Directing
Born
July 18, 1926
Birthplace
Viipuri, Finland [now Vyborg, Russia]
Died
December 31, 2023 (aged 97)
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.
Best known work
Maunu Kurkvaaran Kujanjuoksu
1971
Meren juhlat
1963
4 x 4
1965
Lauantaileikit
1963
Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistä
1964
Punatukka
1969
Yksityisalue
1962
Kaunis Veera eli ballaadi Saimaalta
1950
Tänään olet täällä
1966
Menestyksen maku
1983Filmography
1993
Kertomus kadonneesta saarestaDirector
1986
Butterfly's DreamDirector, Writer
1983
Menestyksen makuProducer, Director, Screenplay
1971
Maunu Kurkvaaran KujanjuoksuDirector of Photography, Producer, Writer, Director
1969
PunatukkaProducer, Director of Photography, Writer, Director
1968
MiljoonaliigaProducer, Writer, Director, Director of Photography
1968
RottasotaWriter, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
1968
Äl' yli päästä perhanaaProducer
1966
Tänään olet täälläWriter, Director of Photography, Producer, Director
1965
Kielletty kirjaProduction Design, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Producer, Director
1965
4 x 4Director
1964
Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistäDirector of Photography, Producer, Director, Writer
1964
NaisetWriter, Director of Photography, Producer, Director
1963
LauantaileikitDirector, Director of Photography, Producer
1963
Meren juhlatWriter, Director of Photography, Producer, Director
1962
YksityisalueDirector, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
1961
Pikkuinen...Director
1961
DarlingWriter, Producer, Editor, Director, Director of Photography
1960
AutotytötWriter, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Director
1959
PatarouvaProducer, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Director
1958
TirlittanScreenplay, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Director
1957
Ei enää eilispäivääDirector
1955
Onnen saariDirector
1950
Kaunis Veera eli ballaadi SaimaaltaAssistant Director
1949
Orpopojan valssias (uncredited)