![A Story of the Forest: Mavka](https://i3.wp.com/image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/vzSxTcUIzneg5E3u6Z2VUhskKV4.jpg)
Plot
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.
Writer | Lesia Ukrainka |
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Director | Yurii Illienko |
Actor | Liudmyla Yefymenko, Viktor Kremlev, Maya Bulgakova |
Country | Soviet Union |
Production | Dovzhenko Film Studios |