A Story of the Forest: Mavka
movie
Released July 23, 1980
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.
Cast
Liudmyla Yefymenko
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
Liudmyla Lobza
as
Kylyna
Nina Shatskaya
as
Water Sprite
Svetlana Sergeyeva
as
Meadow Fairy
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Ivan Khodulin
as
Kylyna’s child
Pylyp Illienko
as
Kylyna’s child
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Vladimir Fyodorov
as
Hunger Imps
