Лісова пісня. Мавка · 1980

A Story of the Forest: Mavka

Yurii Illienko · 83 min · Soviet Union

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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Production companies

Dovzhenko Film Studios

Cast

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  Lyudmila Efimenko

  Mavka

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  Viktor Kremlev

  Lukash

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  Maya Bulgakova

  Lukash’s Mother

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  Ivan Mykolaichuk

  Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin

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  Boris Khmelnitsky

  Red (forest) Demon

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  Viktor Demertash

  Koots

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  Liudmyla Lobza

  Kylyna

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  Nina Shatskaya

  Water Sprite