Directing
Maunu Kurkvaara
Born July 18, 1926 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.
Directed Films
7.0
Butterfly's Dream
1986
4.3
Menestyksen maku
1983·Drama
5.6
Maunu Kurkvaaran Kujanjuoksu
1971·Drama
4.8
Punatukka
1969·Drama
8.0
Miljoonaliiga
1968·Drama
7.0
Rottasota
1968·Drama
3.0
Tänään olet täällä
1966·Drama
6.0
Kielletty kirja
1965·Drama
7.3
4 x 4
1965·Drama
4.4
Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistä
1964·Drama
7.0
Naiset
1964·Drama
3.6
Lauantaileikit
1963·Music
4.7
Meren juhlat
1963·Drama
6.5
Yksityisalue
1962·Drama
10.0
Darling
1961·Drama
10.0
Autotytöt
1960·Drama
9.0
Patarouva
1959·Drama
3.3
Tirlittan
1958·Adventure
10.0
Ei enää eilispäivää
1957·Drama
10.0
Onnen saari
1955·Drama
