The Diver
“Diving is like poetry, each movement flowing into the next.”
2006•21m•9.5•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
P.V. Lehtinen
Writer
P.V. Lehtinen
Studio
Cineparadiso
Cast
Helge Wasenius
Self
Max Grönwall
Boy
Matti Oravisto
Voice-over
Markku Jäntti
Father
Production
Company
Cineparadiso
Producer
P.V. Lehtinen
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