The Enchanted Desna

The Enchanted 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. Cast Boris Andreyev Yevgeni Bondarenko Vladimir Goncharov Zinaida Kiriyenko Ivan Pereverzev