A Story of the Forest: Mavka
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.
About A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)
A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980) is a drama, fantasy and romance movie produced by Dovzhenko Film Studios in Soviet Union. It was directed by Yurii Illienko and written by Yurii Illienko. On screen you will see Lyudmila Efimenko, Viktor Kremlev, Maya Bulgakova, Ivan Mykolaichuk and Boris Khmelnitsky. With a runtime of 1h 23m, the film averages 5.9/10 across 18 TMDB ratings.
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