A Story of the Forest: Mavka

A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)

Drama Fantasy Romance

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.

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  • Release Date: 1980-07-23
  • Runtime: 1h 23min
  • Director: Yurii Illienko

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Cast

  • Liudmyla Yefymenko

    Mavka

  • Viktor Kremlev

    Lukash

  • Maya Bulgakova

    Lukash’s Mother

  • Ivan Mykolaichuk

    Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin

  • Boris Khmelnitsky

    Red (forest) Demon

  • Viktor Demertash

    Koots

  • Lyudmyla Lobza

    Kylyna

  • Nina Shatskaya

    Water Sprite

  • Svetlana Sergeyeva

    Meadow Fairy

  • Ivan Khodulin

    Kylyna’s child

  • Pylyp Illienko

    Kylyna’s child

  • Vladimir Fyodorov

    Hunger Imps

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