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A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)

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.

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Top billed cast

Liudmyla YefymenkoMavka
Viktor KremlevLukash
Maya BulgakovaLukash’s Mother
Ivan MykolaichukUncle Leo / Wood Goblin
Boris KhmelnitskyRed (forest) Demon
Viktor DemertashKoots
Liudmyla LobzaKylyna
Nina ShatskayaWater Sprite
Svetlana SergeyevaMeadow Fairy
Ivan KhodulinKylyna’s child

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