Lisova Pisnya. Mavka – a Film Interpretation by Yuri Illienko of Lesya Ukrainka’s Drama

Abstract

The article analyzes the film produced by Yuri Illienko, "Lisova Pisnya. Mavka," which was based on one of Lesya Ukrainka’s greatest works, "Lisova Pisnya," written in 1980. The analysis of the film takes into account the context of time in which the film was created as well as the phenomenon of directors working in Ukrainian cinema, especially the emergence, development, and features of the School of Ukrainian Poetic Cinema. The article emphasizes the correlation between the film and the written drama; in particular, the way the protagonists are featured, and how the main idea is implemented in the literature and cinema.