A Story of the Forest: Mavka

Directed by Yurii Illienko

1980 83mFantasy, Drama,

6.75.8

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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
Liudmyla LobzaKylyna
Nina ShatskayaWater Sprite
Svetlana SergeyevaMeadow Fairy
Ivan KhodulinKylyna’s child
Pylyp IllienkoKylyna’s child
Vladimir FyodorovHunger Imps
Yurii IllienkoDirector / Screenplay / Director Of Photography
Anatoliy MamontovArt Direction
Anatoli KovtunSound
Yevhen StankovychOriginal Music Composer
Lesia UkrainkaTheatre Play

A Story of the Forest: Mavka Trivia

Lisova pisnya. Mavka was released on July 23, 1980.

Lisova pisnya. Mavka was directed by Yurii Illienko.

Lisova pisnya. Mavka has a runtime of 83 min.

The key characters in Lisova pisnya. Mavka are Mavka (Liudmyla Yefymenko), Lukash (Viktor Kremlev), Lukash’s Mother (Maya Bulgakova).

Lisova pisnya. Mavka is a Fantasy, Drama, Romance film.

Lisova pisnya. Mavka has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.

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