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.
July 23, 1980
Dovzhenko Film Studios
12 people
Lyudmila Efimenko
Mavka
Acting
Viktor Kremlev
Lukash
Acting
Maya Bulgakova
Lukash’s Mother
Acting
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin
Acting
Boris Khmelnitsky
Red (forest) Demon
Acting
Viktor Demertash
Koots
Acting
Liudmyla Lobza
Kylyna
Acting
Nina Shatskaya
Water Sprite
Acting
Svetlana Sergeyeva
Meadow Fairy
Acting
Ivan Khodulin
Kylyna’s child
Acting
Pylyp Illienko
Kylyna’s child
Acting
Vladimir Fyodorov
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