Directing
Maunu Kurkvaara
- Born
- 1926-07-18 · Viipuri, Finland [now Vyborg, Russia]
- Died
- 2023-12-31
- Filmography
- 25 titles on TMDB
About 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 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.
Backdrop from Yksityisalue
Films & television
25 titles
Director · Writer · Director of Photography · Producer
Writer · Producer · Director of Photography · Director
Writer · Producer · Director of Photography · Director
Director · Director of Photography · Producer
Screenplay · Director of Photography · Editor · Producer · Director
Screenplay · Director of Photography · Producer · Director
Writer · Director of Photography · Editor · Producer · Director
Producer · Director · Screenplay
Writer · Producer · Director of Photography · Director
Assistant Director
Director · Writer
Director
Producer · Director of Photography · Director · Writer
Director
(uncredited)
Writer · Editor · Producer · Director · Director of Photography
Writer · Producer · Director of Photography · Director
Writer · Producer · Director of Photography · Director
Writer · Director of Photography · Editor · Production Design · Producer · Director
Director
Writer · Producer · Director of Photography · Director
Producer · Director · Writer · Director of Photography
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