

Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters

Lyudmila Efimenko
Mavka

Viktor Kremlev
Lukash

Maya Bulgakova
Lukash’s Mother

Ivan Mykolaichuk
Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin

Boris Khmelnitsky
Red (forest) Demon

Viktor Demertash
Koots

Liudmyla Lobza
Kylyna

Nina Shatskaya
Water Sprite

Svetlana Sergeyeva
Meadow Fairy

Ivan Khodulin
Kylyna’s child

Pylyp Illienko
Kylyna’s child

Vladimir Fyodorov
Hunger Imps
Director & Crew
Yurii Illienko
Director
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A Story of the Forest: Mavka was directed by Yurii Illienko and released in 1980.
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A Story of the Forest: Mavka has a runtime of 1 hours and 23 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1980-07-23
- Status
- Released





