Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Liudmyla YefymenkoMavka
- Viktor KremlevLukash
- Maya BulgakovaLukash’s Mother
- Ivan MykolaichukUncle Leo / Wood Goblin
- Boris KhmelnitskyRed (forest) Demon
- Viktor DemertashKoots
- Lyudmyla LobzaKylyna
- Nina ShatskayaWater Sprite
- Svetlana SergeyevaMeadow Fairy
- Ivan KhodulinKylyna’s child
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