Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
July 18, 1926
Died
December 31, 2023 (age 97)
Place of Birth
Viipuri, Finland [now Vyborg, Russia]
Also Known As
Mauno Kurkvaara
Mauno Sakari Heikkonen
Sakari Vaara
Soili Kotala
Maunu Kurkvaara
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.
