Drama ·Fantasy ·Romance · Soviet Union · 1980 · 1h 23m

A Story of the Forest: Mavka

Лісова пісня. Мавка

A Story of the Forest: Mavka poster
Director
Yurii Illienko
Cast
Lyudmila Efimenko as Mavka Viktor Kremlev as Lukash Maya Bulgakova as Lukash’s Mother Ivan Mykolaichuk as Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin Boris Khmelnitsky as Red (forest) Demon Viktor Demertash as Koots
Crew
Yurii Illienko — Director of Photography Yevhen Stankovych — Original Music Composer Yurii Illienko — Screenplay Anatoliy Mamontov — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or booklove trianglearranged marriagetragic lovecursefolklorebased on myths, legends or folkloreukrainian villageukrainian cultureukraineforest spirit
Key Collaborators
Yurii Illienko Director Yurii Illienko Director of Photography Yevhen Stankovych Original Music Composer Yurii Illienko Screenplay Anatoliy Mamontov Production Design
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