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.
Director:
Yurii Illienko
Writer:
Yurii Illienko
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Lyudmila Efimenko as Mavka |
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Viktor Kremlev as Lukash |
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Maya Bulgakova as Lukash’s Mother |
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Ivan Mykolaichuk as Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin |
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Boris Khmelnitsky as Red (forest) Demon |
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Viktor Demertash as Koots |
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Liudmyla Lobza as Kylyna |
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Nina Shatskaya as Water Sprite |
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Svetlana Sergeyeva as Meadow Fairy |
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Ivan Khodulin as Kylyna’s child |
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Pylyp Illienko as Kylyna’s child |
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Vladimir Fyodorov as Hunger Imps |
| Directing | Yurii Illienko | Director |
| Writing | Yurii Illienko | Screenplay |
| Camera | Yurii Illienko | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Anatoli Kovtun | Sound |
| Sound | Yevhen Stankovych | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Lesia Ukrainka | Theatre Play |
| Art | Anatoliy Mamontov | Production Design |
