Release Date

23 Jul, 1980

Runtime

01:23: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Лісова пісня. Мавка

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Actors

Людмила Єфименко

Viktor Kremlev

Майя Булгакова

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Борис Хмельницкий

Віктор Демерташ

Lyudmyla Lobza

Nina Shatskaya

Svetlana Sergeyeva

Ivan Khodulin

Пилип Іллєнко

Владимир Фёдоров

Crew

Юрій Іллєнко

Юрій Іллєнко

Юрій Іллєнко

Anatoli Kovtun

Євген Станкович

Леся Українка

Anatoliy Mamontov