The Enchanted Desna
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Directed by | Yuliya Solntseva |
Written by | Aleksandr Dovzhenko |
Starring | Boris Andreyev Vladimir Goncharov |
Cinematography | Aleksei Temerin |
Edited by | V. Korovkina |
Music by | Gavriil Popov |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
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.[1]
A scene from the film was used on the cover of "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" by The Smiths.
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