A Story of the Forest: Mavka

Directed by Yurii Illienko
1980    83m
Fantasy, Drama, Romance
6.8
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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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Cast of A Story of the Forest: Mavka
  • Liudmyla YefymenkoMavka
  • Viktor KremlevLukash
  • Maya BulgakovaLukash’s Mother
  • Ivan MykolaichukUncle Leo / Wood Goblin
  • Boris KhmelnitskyRed (forest) Demon
  • Viktor DemertashKoots
  • Lyudmyla LobzaKylyna
  • Nina ShatskayaWater Sprite
  • Svetlana SergeyevaMeadow Fairy
  • Ivan KhodulinKylyna’s child
  • Pylyp IllienkoKylyna’s child
  • Vladimir FyodorovHunger Imps

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