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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.
Keywords: tmdb.love-triangle,
tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book,
tmdb.arranged-marriage,
tmdb.curse,
tmdb.tragic-love,
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tmdb.ukrainian-village,
tmdb.ukrainian-culture,
tmdb.ukraine,
imdb.forest-spirit,
imdb.enchantment,
imdb.wood-nymph,
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imdb.social-injustice,
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imdb.curse,
imdb.mermaid,
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aspectratio.2-20-1
Production companies: Dovzhenko Film Studios
Country: Soviet Union
Languages:
Ukrainian
Runtime: 83 min.
Released: July 23, 1980
Status: Released
Certification: NR
