Maunu Kurkvaara
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 18, 1926
- Died
- December 31, 2023 (aged 97)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Kertomus kadonneesta saaresta
Movie · Director
Butterfly's Dream
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Menestyksen maku
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Maunu Kurkvaaran Kujanjuoksu
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Punatukka
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Rottasota
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Miljoonaliiga
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Tänään olet täällä
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4 x 4
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Kielletty kirja
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Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistä
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Naiset
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Lauantaileikit
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Meren juhlat
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Yksityisalue
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Pikkuinen...
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Darling
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Autotytöt
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Patarouva
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Tirlittan
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Ei enää eilispäivää
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Miehen omatunto
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Onnen saari
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Tammikuinen fantasia
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Kaunis Veera eli ballaadi Saimaalta
Movie · Assistant Director