Maunu Kurkvaara
Directing
Born July 18, 1926 — Died December 31, 2023
From Viipuri, Finland [now Vyborg, Russia]
Also known as Mauno Kurkvaara, Mauno Sakari Heikkonen, Sakari Vaara
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 naut...
