A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)
5.9
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23 Jul 1980
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Drama
Fantasy
Romance
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.
Featured Crew
| Yurii Illienko | Director |
| Yurii Illienko | Screenplay |
| Yurii Illienko | Director of Photography |
| Anatoli Kovtun | Sound |
| Yevhen Stankovych | Original Music Composer |
| Lesia Ukrainka | Theatre Play |
| Anatoliy Mamontov | Production Design |
