A Story of the Forest: Mavka
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1980
1h 23m
Ukrainian
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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A Story of the Forest: Mavka
Movie
1980
1h 23m
Ukrainian
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.
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Cast
Mavka
Lukash
Lukash’s Mother
Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin
Red (forest) Demon
Koots
Kylyna
Water Sprite
Meadow Fairy
Kylyna’s child
Kylyna’s child
Hunger Imps
Directed By: Yurii Illienko
Written By: Yurii Illienko (Screenplay)
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SGhosh
6 years ago
It seems that I have stumbled on one of Yuri Ilyenko’s masterpieces at last, a beautiful and tragic adaptation of a play (written in 1912) based around folklore. Mavka, a water nymph is enticed by a young man’s flute and falls in love with him, only to be betrayed as the man marries another. The More
