A Story of the Forest: MavkaMovie
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.
About A Story of the Forest: Mavka
A Story of the Forest: Mavka is a 1980 drama, fantasy, romance movie directed by Yurii Illienko.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 23m, production credits from Soviet Union, an original language code of UK.
The credited cast includes Lyudmila Efimenko, Viktor Kremlev, Maya Bulgakova, Ivan Mykolaichuk. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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