The Enchanted Desna (1964)

Name: The Enchanted Desna
Genre: Drama, War & Politics
Released: 1964-12-07

1h 17m

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December 7, 1964
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Based on the novel of the same name by Oleksandr Dovzhenko. About the childhood of the famous Soviet film director Oleksandr Dovzhenko, who was born on the ancient lands of Chernihiv, along the banks the Desna. The film consists of two parts. The first is the world shown through the impressions of the six-year-old Sashko. The second is the recollections and reasoning of Sashko, now an elderly colonel who liberates his native village during the war.

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Release Date
December 7, 1964

Original Name
Зачарована Десна

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 17m

Genres
Drama War & Politics

Last updated: 2024-09-20

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The Enchanted Desna (Ukrainian: Зачарована Десна, romanized: Zacharovana Desna) is a 1964 Soviet fantasy film, directed by Yuliya Solntseva, based on an autobiographical story by a Ukrainian national writer and cinematographer Oleksandr Dovzhenko. The story depicts his whimsical childhood experiences in a Ukrainian village near the banks of river Desna.

The film won the Special Jury Prize at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.A scene from the film was used on the cover of "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" by The Smiths.