Maunu Kurkvaara
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...
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
Autotytöt1960 · Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer5.0
Darling1961 · Writer, Editor, Producer, Director5.0
Onnen saari1955 · Director5.0
Ei enää eilispäivää1957 · Director5.0
Patarouva1959 · Screenplay, Director of Photography, Producer, Director4.5
4 x 41965 · Director3.6
Miljoonaliiga1968 · Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography4.0
Orpopojan valssi1949 · (uncredited)4.0Cast credits
Crew credits
Autotytöt1960 · Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer5.0Darling1961 · Writer, Editor, Producer, Director5.0Onnen saari1955 · Director5.0Ei enää eilispäivää1957 · Director5.0Patarouva1959 · Screenplay, Director of Photography, Producer, Director4.54 x 41965 · Director3.6Miljoonaliiga1968 · Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography4.0
Yksityisalue1962 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer3.3
Maunu Kurkvaaran Kujanjuoksu1971 · Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Director2.8
Rottasota1968 · Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Director3.5
Meren juhlat1963 · Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Director2.3
Naiset1964 · Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Director3.5
Butterfly's Dream1986 · Director, Writer3.5
Punatukka1969 · Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Director2.4
Äl' yli päästä perhanaa1968 · Producer3.5
Kielletty kirja1965 · Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Production Design3.0
Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistä1964 · Producer, Director of Photography, Director, Writer2.2
Lauantaileikit1963 · Director, Director of Photography, Producer1.8