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.

Directed

1. Maunu Kurkvaaran Kujanjuoksu (1971) — Director
2. 4 x 4 (1965) — Director
3. Meren juhlat (1963) — Director
4. Lauantaileikit (1963) — Director
5. Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistä (1964) — Director
6. Punatukka (1969) — Director
7. Yksityisalue (1962) — Director
8. Tänään olet täällä (1966) — Director
9. Menestyksen maku (1983) — Director
10. Tirlittan (1958) — Director
11. Rottasota (1968) — Director
12. Miljoonaliiga (1968) — Director
13. Kielletty kirja (1965) — Director
14. Onnen saari (1955) — Director
15. Ei enää eilispäivää (1957) — Director
16. Darling (1961) — Director
17. Butterfly's Dream (1986) — Director
18. Autotytöt (1960) — Director
19. Patarouva (1959) — Director
20. Naiset (1964) — Director
21. Kertomus kadonneesta saaresta (1993) — Director
22. Pikkuinen... (1961) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Orpopojan valssi (1949) — (uncredited)