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.

Directing

1950

[ ] Kaunis Veera eli ballaadi Saimaalta (Assistant Director)

1955

[ ] Onnen saari (Director)

1957

[ ] Ei enää eilispäivää (Director)

1958

[ ] Tirlittan (Director)

1959

[ ] Patarouva (Director)

1960

[ ] Autotytöt (Director)

1961

[ ] Pikkuinen... (Director)
[ ] Darling (Director)

1962

[ ] Yksityisalue (Director)

1963

[ ] Lauantaileikit (Director)
[ ] Meren juhlat (Director)

1964

[ ] Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistä (Director)
[ ] Naiset (Director)

1965

[ ] 4 x 4 (Director)
[ ] Kielletty kirja (Director)

1966

[ ] Tänään olet täällä (Director)

1968

[ ] Rottasota (Director)
[ ] Miljoonaliiga (Director)

1969

[ ] Punatukka (Director)

Production

1958

[ ] Tirlittan (Producer)

1959

[ ] Patarouva (Producer)

1960

[ ] Autotytöt (Producer)

1961

[ ] Darling (Producer)

1962

[ ] Yksityisalue (Producer)

1963

[ ] Meren juhlat (Producer)
[ ] Lauantaileikit (Producer)

1964

[ ] Naiset (Producer)
[ ] Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistä (Producer)

1965

[ ] Kielletty kirja (Producer)

1966

[ ] Tänään olet täällä (Producer)

1968

[ ] Äl' yli päästä perhanaa (Producer)
[ ] Rottasota (Producer)
[ ] Miljoonaliiga (Producer)

1969

[ ] Punatukka (Producer)

1971

[ ] Maunu Kurkvaaran Kujanjuoksu (Producer)

1983

[ ] Menestyksen maku (Producer)

Writing

1958

[ ] Tirlittan (Screenplay)

1959

[ ] Patarouva (Screenplay)

1960

[ ] Autotytöt (Writer)

1961

[ ] Darling (Writer)

1962

[ ] Yksityisalue (Writer)

1963

[ ] Meren juhlat (Writer)

1964

[ ] Naiset (Writer)
[ ] Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistä (Writer)

1965

[ ] Kielletty kirja (Writer)

1966

[ ] Tänään olet täällä (Writer)

1968

[ ] Rottasota (Writer)
[ ] Miljoonaliiga (Writer)

1969

[ ] Punatukka (Writer)

1971

[ ] Maunu Kurkvaaran Kujanjuoksu (Writer)

1983

[ ] Menestyksen maku (Screenplay)

1986

[ ] Butterfly's Dream (Writer)

Editing

1958

[ ] Tirlittan (Editor)

1960

[ ] Autotytöt (Editor)

1961

[ ] Darling (Editor)

1965

[ ] Kielletty kirja (Editor)

Camera

1958

[ ] Tirlittan (Director of Photography)

1959

[ ] Patarouva (Director of Photography)

1960

[ ] Autotytöt (Director of Photography)

1961

[ ] Darling (Director of Photography)

1962

[ ] Yksityisalue (Director of Photography)

1963

[ ] Lauantaileikit (Director of Photography)
[ ] Meren juhlat (Director of Photography)

1964

[ ] Naiset (Director of Photography)
[ ] Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistä (Director of Photography)

1965

[ ] Kielletty kirja (Director of Photography)

1966

[ ] Tänään olet täällä (Director of Photography)

1968

[ ] Rottasota (Director of Photography)
[ ] Miljoonaliiga (Director of Photography)

1969

[ ] Punatukka (Director of Photography)

1971

[ ] Maunu Kurkvaaran Kujanjuoksu (Director of Photography)

Art

1965

[ ] Kielletty kirja (Production Design)

Actor

1949

[ ] Orpopojan valssi ((uncredited))