A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980)
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/10 By 15 Votes
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.
Release Date : Jul 23, 1980
Runtime : 1h 23m
Companies : Dovzhenko Film Studios
Countries : Soviet Union
Keywords : based on novel or book, love triangle, arranged marriage, tragic love, curse, folklore, based on myths, legends or folklore, ukrainian village, ukrainian culture, ukraine, forest spirit
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