Yksityisalue
| Yksityisalue | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maunu Kurkvaara |
| Written by | Maunu Kurkvaara |
| Produced by | Maunu Kurkvaara |
| Starring | Kalervo Nissilä Kyllikki Forssell Jarno Hiilloskorpi Sinikka Hannula Pehr-Olof Sirén Sointu Angervo |
| Cinematography | Maunu Kurkvaara |
| Edited by | Maunu Kurkvaara |
| Music by | Usko Meriläinen |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | approx. 7,000,000 FIM |
Yksityisalue (Private Area) is a 1962 Finnish drama film directed by Maunu Kurkvaara. In keeping with his characteristic working style, Kurkvaara also wrote, produced, shot, edited, and designed the film himself. The film was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.
Yksityisalue received the State Film Award in 1962 and the Jussi Award for Best Music in 1963.
The film explores the suicide of a successful architect and the investigation into its motives, while also offering a critique of the rapid post-war construction boom and contemporary Finnish architecture.