A Story of the Forest: Mavka

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 23, 1980

Original language

Ukrainian

Spoken languages

Ukrainian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Dovzhenko Film Studios

Cast

Lyudmila Efimenko,Viktor Kremlev,Maya Bulgakova,Ivan Mykolaichuk,Boris Khmelnitsky,Viktor Demertash,Liudmyla Lobza,Nina Shatskaya,Svetlana Sergeyeva,Ivan Khodulinand 2 more

Director

Yurii Illienko

Writer

Yurii Illienko,Lesia Ukrainka

Cinematography

Yurii Illienko

Music

Yevhen Stankovych

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0171474