The Enchanted Desna(Movie, 1964)

Name: The Enchanted Desna
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1964
Duration: T01:17:00
Rating: 3.1

Original title: "Зачарована Десна" (Russian/RU)

1h 17min | Genres: Drama, War

Rating: 3.1/5 (with 5 votes)

The Enchanted Desna (Ukrainian: Зачарована Десна, romanized: Zacharovana Desna) is a 1964 Soviet fantasy drama 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. ()

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About The Enchanted Desna

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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Production country: Soviet Union

Made by: Dovzhenko Film Studios

Original language: Russian (RU)

Spoken languages: Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK)

Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), Italian (IT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 12/07/1964

Cast: Boris Andreyev, Volodymyr Honcharov, Zinaida Kiriyenko, Vyacheslav Voronin

Director: Yuliya Solntseva

Screenwriter: Alexander Dovzhenko

Director of Photography: Aleksey Temerin

Composer: Gavriil Popov

Production Designer: Aleksandr Borisov

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Зачарованная Десна"

"Die verzauberte Desna"

"The Enchanted Desna River"

"The Magic Desna"

"Zacharovanaya Desna"

"Zacharovannaya Desna"

Keywords: ukrainian folklore, woman director

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