Country
Ukraine
Date
Jul 23, 1980
1h 23min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nina Shatskaya | Water Sprite |
| Svetlana Sergeyeva | Meadow Fairy |
| Ivan Khodulin | Kylyna’s child |
| Pylyp Illienko | Kylyna’s child |
| Vladimir Fyodorov | Hunger Imps |
Genres
DramaFantasyRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Лісова пісня. Мавка |
| Lingua originale | Український (UK) |
| Lingue parlate | Український |
| Paesi di produzione | Soviet Union |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Dovzhenko Film Studios |
| Data di uscita | 23 luglio 1980 |
| Writer | Yurii Illienko, Lesia Ukrainka |
| Cinematography | Yurii Illienko |
| Asst. Directors | Yurii Illienko |
| Camera Operators | Yurii Illienko |
| Add. Photography | Yurii Illienko |
| Production Design | Anatoliy Mamontov |
| Art Direction | Anatoliy Mamontov |
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| Set Decoration | Anatoliy Mamontov |
| Composer | Yevhen Stankovych, Anatoli Kovtun |
| Sound | Anatoli Kovtun, Yevhen Stankovych |
Release dates
Theatrical release
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