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.