A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)
Synopsis
Mavka, a water nymph, loves Lukash, a country youth. Their brief happiness ends when Lukash is forced to marry the shrewish Kilina. The Spirit of the Forest turns Lukash into a wolf as punishment for his infidelity. The strength of Mavka's love breaks the spell, but Kilina curses the nymph, transforming her into a weeping willow. This beautiful and tragic story is based on a play written in 1912 by Lesya Ukrainka, a Ukrainian poet, writer and political, civil and female activist, and includes mythological characters taken from Ukrainian folklore.
Release Date: 1980-07-23
Runtime: 83 minutes
Director: Yurii Illienko
Top Cast
- Liudmyla Yefymenko as Mavka
- Viktor Kremlev as Lukash
- Maya Bulgakova as Lukash’s Mother
- Ivan Mykolaichuk as Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin
- Boris Khmelnitsky as Red (forest) Demon
- Viktor Demertash as Koots
- Lyudmyla Lobza as Kylyna
- Nina Shatskaya as Water Sprite
- Svetlana Sergeyeva as Meadow Fairy
- Ivan Khodulin as Kylyna’s child
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