A Story of the Forest: Mavka

A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)

5.9 83 min Movie
DramaFantasyRomance

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

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 Ivan Khodulin Kylyna’s child
Pylyp Illienko Pylyp Illienko Kylyna’s child
Vladimir Fyodorov Vladimir Fyodorov Hunger Imps

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