A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)

A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1980-07-23 Soviet Union 83 Min. PG-13
6.1 15 votes
Drama, Fantasy, Romance

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.

Cast

Liudmyla Yefymenko is Mavka
Mavka
Viktor Kremlev is Lukash
Lukash
Maya Bulgakova is Lukash’s Mother
Lukash’s Mother
Ivan Mykolaichuk is Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin
Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin
Boris Khmelnitsky is Red (forest) Demon
Red (forest) Demon
Viktor Demertash is Koots
Koots
Lyudmyla Lobza is Kylyna
Kylyna
Nina Shatskaya is Water Sprite
Water Sprite
Svetlana Sergeyeva is Meadow Fairy
Meadow Fairy
Ivan Khodulin is Kylyna’s child
Kylyna’s child
Pylyp Illienko is Kylyna’s child
Kylyna’s child
Vladimir Fyodorov is Hunger Imps
Hunger Imps

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