A Story of the Forest: Mavka

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.

Genre:

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Duration:

83 min

Cast:

Lyudmila Efimenko, Viktor Kremlev, Maya Bulgakova

Quality:

HD

Director:

Yurii Illienko

Release:

1980

Country:

Russia

Rating:

5.9