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A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1980 · 83 mins · Ukrainian
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- Directed by
- Yurii Illienko
- Starring
- Vladimir Fyodorov, Viktor Demertash, Liudmyla Yefymenko, Maya Bulgakova, Pylyp Illienko, Lyudmyla Lobza
Mavka, a forest water nymph, loves country youth Lukash. Their happiness ends when Lukash is forced to marry the shrewish Kilina. The Spirit of the Forest punishes infidelity, turning him into a wolf. Mavka’s love breaks the spell, but Kilina curses her, turning the nymph into a weeping willow. The story adapts Lesya Ukrainka’s 1912 play and folklore.
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