| The Enchanted Desna | |
| Director: | Yuliya Solntseva |
| Starring: | Boris Andreyev Vladimir Goncharov |
| Music: | Gavriil Popov |
| Cinematography: | Aleksei Temerin |
| Editing: | V. Korovkina |
| Studio: | Studio Dovzhenko |
| Runtime: | 101 minutes |
| Country: | Soviet Union |
| Language: | Russian |
The Enchanted Desna (uk|Зачарована Десна|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.