A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)

Production companies : Dovzhenko Film Studios /

July 23, 1980 1h 23m Soviet Union Drama Ukrainian More

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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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title：A Story of the Forest: Mavka
status：Released
Release date： 1980
Runtime：1h 23m
Genres： Drama · Fantasy · Romance ·
Countries of origin： Soviet Union ·
Original Language： Ukrainian ·
Director： Yurii Illienko /
Writers： Yurii Illienko · Lesia Ukrainka ·
Production companies： Dovzhenko Film Studios ·
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.