A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)
1h 23m
Running Time
July 23, 1980Release Date
A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)
1h 23m
Running Time
July 23, 1980Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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 & Crew.

Liudmyla Yefymenko
Mavka

Viktor Kremlev
Lukash

Viktor Kremlyov
Lukash

Maya Bulgakova
Lukash’s Mother

Ivan Mykolaichuk
Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin

Boris Khmelnitsky
Red (forest) Demon

Viktor Demertash
Koots

Lyudmyla Lobza
Kylyna

Nina Shatskaya
Water Sprite

Svetlana Sergeyeva
Meadow Fairy

Ivan Khodulin
Kylyna’s child

Pylyp Illienko
Kylyna’s child

Vladimir Fyodorov
Hunger Imps

Yurii Illienko
Director / Screenplay / Director of Photography

Anatoli Kovtun
Sound

Yevhen Stankovych
Original Music Composer
Media.








Details.
Release DateJuly 23, 1980
Original NameЛісова пісня. Мавка
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 23m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
love triangle
based on novel or book
arranged marriage
curse
tragic love
folklore
based on myths, legends or folklore
ukrainian village
ukrainian culture
ukraine
forest spirit
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