Documentary · Finland · 2006 · 21m

The Diver

Hyppääjä

Director

P.V. Lehtinen

Cast

Helge Wasenius as Self Max Grönwall as Boy Matti Oravisto as Voice-over Markku Jäntti as Father

Crew

Jyri Hakala — Director of Photography P.V. Lehtinen — Editor P.V. Lehtinen — Writer P.V. Lehtinen — Producer

Tagline

Diving is like poetry, each movement flowing into the next.

Synopsis

The Diver is a hymn to diving and the aesthetics of movement. It is a dreamlike collage of movement, music and narration honouring the most beautiful sport there is. Helge Wasenius (b. 1927), The Grand Old Man of divers, is the principal character in the film, a colourful daredevil of the sport.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

sport

Key Collaborators

P.V. Lehtinen Director Jyri Hakala Director of Photography P.V. Lehtinen Editor P.V. Lehtinen Writer P.V. Lehtinen Producer

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