A Story of the Forest: Mavka
First aired on Jul 23, 1980
Runtime: 83 mins
60%
Genres: 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 Cast: click image to view more
Liudmyla Yefymenko | Mavka
Viktor Kremlev | Lukash
Maya Bulgakova | Lukash’s Mother
Ivan Mykolaichuk | Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin
Boris Khmelnitsky | Red (forest) Demon
Viktor Demertash | Koots
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
Recommended Movies
