A Story of the Forest: Mavka

Name: A Story of the Forest: Mavka
Director: Yurii Illienko
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 1980
Duration: 83 min
Cast: Lyudmila Efimenko, Viktor Kremlev, Maya Bulgakova, Ivan Mykolaichuk, Boris Khmelnitsky

19801h 23mdir. Yurii Illienkoscreenplay Yurii Illienko

5.9TMDb

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Overview

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.

Cast

Lyudmila Efimenko Viktor Kremlev Maya Bulgakova Ivan Mykolaichuk Boris Khmelnitsky Viktor Demertash

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