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A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)

A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)

Drama Romance Fantasy
Release Date: 1980, July 23
Directors: Yurii Illienko
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Dovzhenko Film Studios, Dovzhenko Film Studios
Cast: Vladimir Fyodorov, Boris Khmelnitsky, Lyudmila Efimenko, Viktor Demertash, Pylyp Illienko, Ivan Mykolaichuk, Liudmyla Lobza, Maya Bulgakova, Viktor Kremlev, Nina Shatskaya, Svetlana Sergeyeva, Ivan Khodulin

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book love triangle curse tragic love arranged marriage based on myths, legends or folklore ukraine folklore forest spirit ukrainian culture ukrainian village