A Story of the Forest: Mavka (Лісова пісня. Мавка) 43 years old

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.

Credits

Maya Bulgakova as

Lyudmila Yefymenko as Mavka

Ivan Mykolaichuk as

Vladimir Fyodorov as

Boris Khmelnitsky as

A Story of the Forest: Mavka Cast

Name	Character
Maya Bulgakova She was 48, 62 years old when she died
Lyudmila Yefymenko She was 28, now 72 years old	as Mavka
Ivan Mykolaichuk He was 39, 46 years old when he died
Vladimir Fyodorov He was 25, 24 years old when he died
Boris Khmelnitsky He was 40, 67 years old when he died

A Story of the Forest: Mavka Crew

Name	Department
Yuri Ilyenko as Director of Photography. He was 44 (73) years old when He died	Camera
Yuri Ilyenko as Director. He was 44 (73) years old when He died	Directing
Yuri Ilyenko as Screenplay. He was 44 (73) years old when He died	Writing

A Story of the Forest: Mavka (43 years)

Release day: Wednesday, July 23, 1980
Runtime: 83 minutes