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A Story of the Forest: Mavka

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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.

Directed byYurii Illienko

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Language
UK
Released
July 23, 1980
Studios
Dovzhenko Film Studios

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Lyudmila Efimenko

Lyudmila Efimenko

Mavka

Viktor Kremlev

Viktor Kremlev

Lukash

Maya Bulgakova

Maya Bulgakova

Lukash’s Mother

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin

Boris Khmelnitsky

Boris Khmelnitsky

Red (forest) Demon

Viktor Demertash

Viktor Demertash

Koots

Liudmyla Lobza

Liudmyla Lobza

Kylyna

Nina Shatskaya

Nina Shatskaya

Water Sprite

Svetlana Sergeyeva

Svetlana Sergeyeva

Meadow Fairy

Ivan Khodulin

Kylyna’s child

Creative team
Directed by
Yurii Illienko
Yurii Illienko
Written by
Yurii Illienko
Yurii Illienko

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