A Story of the Forest: Mavka
Directed by Yurii IllienkoMavka, 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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A Story of the Forest: Mavka was released on July 23, 1980.
A Story of the Forest: Mavka was directed by Yurii Illienko.
A Story of the Forest: Mavka has a runtime of 83m.
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.
The key characters in A Story of the Forest: Mavka are Mavka (Lyudmila Efimenko), Lukash (Viktor Kremlev), Lukash’s Mother (Maya Bulgakova).
A Story of the Forest: Mavka is a Fantasy, Drama, Romance film.
A Story of the Forest: Mavka has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.