A Story of the Forest: Mavka
1980, Ukrainian. Directed by Yurii Illienko.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Ukrainian
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Cast & crew
- Yurii IllienkoDirector
- Lyudmila EfimenkoMavka
- Viktor KremlevLukash
- Maya BulgakovaLukash’s Mother
- Ivan MykolaichukUncle Leo / Wood Goblin
- Boris KhmelnitskyRed (forest) Demon
- Viktor DemertashKoots
- Liudmyla LobzaKylyna
- Nina ShatskayaWater Sprite
- Svetlana SergeyevaMeadow Fairy
- Ivan KhodulinKylyna’s child
- Pylyp IllienkoKylyna’s child
- Vladimir FyodorovHunger Imps
Details
- Released
- 23 July 1980
- Original title
- Лісова пісня. Мавка
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Yurii Illienko
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What A Story of the Forest: Mavka is based on
A Story of the Forest: Mavka is based on The Forest Song, a 1912 novel by Lesya Ukrainka.
Novel · 1912
The Forest Song
By Lesya Ukrainka
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If you liked A Story of the Forest: Mavka, try Peter Ibbetson, Three Thousand Years of Longing, Winter's Tale.
Who directed A Story of the Forest: Mavka?
A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980) was directed by Yurii Illienko and stars Lyudmila Efimenko, Viktor Kremlev, Maya Bulgakova.
What is A Story of the Forest: Mavka based on?
A Story of the Forest: Mavka is based on The Forest Song, a 1912 novel by Lesya Ukrainka.