A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)
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Release07/23/1980
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ProductionDovzhenko Film Studios
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Rotten tomato61%
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Original titleЛісова пісня. Мавка
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Original languageuk
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Production Cost
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Overview
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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Director
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Casts
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Mavka
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Lukash
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Lukash’s Mother
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Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin
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Red (forest) Demon
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Koots
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Kylyna
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Water Sprite
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Meadow Fairy
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Kylyna’s child
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Kylyna’s child
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Hunger Imps