A Story of the Forest: Mavka
1980 · 83 min
Drama · Fantasy · Romance
★ 5.9Mavka, 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.
Crew
- Director Yurii Illienko
- Screenplay Yurii Illienko
- Director of Photography Yurii Illienko
Cast
Lyudmila Efimenko
Mavka
Viktor Kremlev
Lukash
Maya Bulgakova
Lukash’s Mother
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin
Boris Khmelnitsky
Red (forest) Demon
Viktor Demertash
Koots
Liudmyla Lobza
Kylyna
Nina Shatskaya
Water Sprite
Svetlana Sergeyeva
Meadow Fairy
- I
Ivan Khodulin
Kylyna’s child
Pylyp Illienko
Kylyna’s child
Vladimir Fyodorov
Hunger Imps
Crew
- Director — Yurii Illienko
- Screenplay — Yurii Illienko
- Director of Photography — Yurii Illienko
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