Personal Info
Known ForDirecting
Born1926-07-18
BirthplaceViipuri, Finland [now Vyborg, Russia]
Maunu Kurkvaara
Directing
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
Acting (1)
1949
Orpopojan valssias (uncredited)
8.0
Production & Directing (76)
1993
Kertomus kadonneesta saarestaDirector
1986
Butterfly's DreamDirector
7.0
1986
Butterfly's DreamWriter
7.0
1983
Menestyksen makuProducer
4.3
1983
Menestyksen makuDirector
4.3
1983
Menestyksen makuScreenplay
4.3
1971
5.6
1971
Maunu Kurkvaaran KujanjuoksuProducer
5.6
1971
Maunu Kurkvaaran KujanjuoksuDirector of Photography
5.6
1971
Maunu Kurkvaaran KujanjuoksuDirector
5.6
1969
PunatukkaDirector of Photography
4.8
1969
PunatukkaWriter
4.8
1969
PunatukkaProducer
4.8
1969
PunatukkaDirector
4.8
1968
MiljoonaliigaProducer
8.0
1968
MiljoonaliigaDirector
8.0
1968
MiljoonaliigaWriter
8.0
1968
MiljoonaliigaDirector of Photography
8.0
1968
RottasotaWriter
7.0
1968
RottasotaProducer
7.0
1968
RottasotaDirector of Photography
7.0
1968
RottasotaDirector
7.0
1968
Äl' yli päästä perhanaaProducer
7.0
1966
Tänään olet täälläProducer
3.0
1966
Tänään olet täälläDirector of Photography
3.0
1966
Tänään olet täälläWriter
3.0
1966
Tänään olet täälläDirector
3.0
1965
Kielletty kirjaEditor
6.0
1965
Kielletty kirjaProduction Design
6.0
1965
Kielletty kirjaProducer
6.0
1965
Kielletty kirjaDirector of Photography
6.0
1965
Kielletty kirjaWriter
6.0
1965
Kielletty kirjaDirector
6.0
1965
4 x 4Director
7.3
1964
4.4
1964
Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistäDirector of Photography
4.4
1964
4.4
1964
4.4
1964
NaisetWriter
7.0
1964
NaisetProducer
7.0
1964
NaisetDirector of Photography
7.0
1964
NaisetDirector
7.0
1963
LauantaileikitDirector
3.6
1963
LauantaileikitDirector of Photography
3.6
1963
LauantaileikitProducer
3.6
1963
Meren juhlatProducer
4.7
1963
Meren juhlatWriter
4.7
1963
Meren juhlatDirector of Photography
4.7
1963
Meren juhlatDirector
4.7
1962
YksityisalueDirector
6.5
1962
YksityisalueDirector of Photography
6.5
1962
YksityisalueProducer
6.5
1962
YksityisalueWriter
6.5
1961
Pikkuinen...Director
1961
DarlingWriter
10.0
1961
DarlingEditor
10.0
1961
DarlingProducer
10.0
1961
DarlingDirector
10.0
1961
DarlingDirector of Photography
10.0
1960
AutotytötWriter
10.0
1960
AutotytötEditor
10.0
1960
AutotytötProducer
10.0
1960
AutotytötDirector of Photography
10.0
1960
AutotytötDirector
10.0
1959
PatarouvaScreenplay
9.0
1959
PatarouvaDirector of Photography
9.0
1959
PatarouvaProducer
9.0
1959
PatarouvaDirector
9.0
1958
TirlittanEditor
3.3
1958
TirlittanDirector of Photography
3.3
1958
TirlittanScreenplay
3.3
1958
TirlittanProducer
3.3
1958
TirlittanDirector
3.3
1957
Ei enää eilispäivääDirector
10.0
1955
Onnen saariDirector
10.0
1950
Kaunis Veera eli ballaadi SaimaaltaAssistant Director
4.3