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.
Filmography
all 25
Movies 25
Director 20
Producer 2
Director
Butterfly's Dream (1986)
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Director
Menestyksen maku (1983)
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Director
Punatukka (1969)
Movie
Mies Margaretan seurassa
Miljoonaliiga (1968)
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Rottasota (1968)
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Director
Tänään olet täällä (1966)
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Kielletty kirja (1965)
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4 x 4 (1965)
Movie
Laboratory's guard
Naiset (1964)
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Director
Lauantaileikit (1963)
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Meren juhlat (1963)
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Director
Yksityisalue (1962)
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Director
Pikkuinen... (1961)
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Director
Darling (1961)
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Director
Autotytöt (1960)
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Director
Patarouva (1959)
Movie
Screenplay / Editor / Director of Photography / Producer / Director
Tirlittan (1958)
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Director
Ei enää eilispäivää (1957)
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Director
Onnen saari (1955)
Movie
Assistant Director
Kaunis Veera eli ballaadi Saimaalta (1950)
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(uncredited)
Orpopojan valssi (1949)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1926-07-18
Deathday2023-12-31 (97 years old)
Birth NameMauno Sakari Heikkonen
Birth PlaceVyborg, Russia
CitizenshipsFinland
Also Known AsMauno Kurkvaara, Mauno Sakari Heikkonen, Sakari Vaara, Soili Kotala
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