The Enchanted Desna

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The Enchanted Desna (1964)

Directed by Yuliya Solntseva

Drama, War, Fantasy · 1h 17m

Based on the novel of the same name by Oleksandr Dovzhenko. About the childhood of the famous Ukrainian 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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Cast

Crew

Director
Yuliya Solntseva
Novel
Alexander Dovzhenko
Director of Photography
Aleksei Temerin
Original Music Composer
Gavriil Popov
Editor
Valentina Korovkina, Lyudmila Pechiyeva

Details

Original title
Зачарованная Десна
Release date
1964-12-07
Runtime
1h 17m
Genres
Drama, War, Fantasy
Original language
RU
Spoken languages
Russian, Ukrainian
Countries
Soviet Union
Production
Mosfilm, Dovzhenko Film Studios