Maunu Kurkvaara
Directing · Born 1926-07-18 · Viipuri, Finland [now Vyborg, Russia]
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.
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Kertomus kadonneesta saaresta 1993
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Butterfly's Dream 1986
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Menestyksen maku 1983
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Maunu Kurkvaaran Kujanjuoksu 1971
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Punatukka 1969
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Miljoonaliiga 1968
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Rottasota 1968
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Tänään olet täällä 1966
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Kielletty kirja 1965
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4 x 4 1965
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Raportti eli balladi laivatytöistä 1964
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Naiset 1964
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Lauantaileikit 1963
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Meren juhlat 1963
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Yksityisalue 1962
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Pikkuinen... 1961
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Darling 1961
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Autotytöt 1960
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Patarouva 1959
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Tirlittan 1958
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Ei enää eilispäivää 1957
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Onnen saari 1955
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