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.
Movie Info
Release Date: 7/23/1980
Runtime: 83 min
Director: Yurii Illienko
Writers: Yurii Illienko, Lesia Ukrainka
Top Cast
Liudmyla Yefymenko
Mavka
Viktor Kremlev
Lukash
Maya Bulgakova
Lukash’s Mother
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin
Boris Khmelnitsky
Red (forest) Demon
Viktor Demertash
Koots
Liudmyla Lobza
Kylyna
Nina Shatskaya
Water Sprite
Svetlana Sergeyeva
Meadow Fairy
Pylyp Illienko
Kylyna’s child
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