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The Diver

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

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Duration21 min.
LanguageN/A
StatusReleased
Release DateMar 7, 2001

Overview

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.

Genres

  • Documentary

Casts

Helge Wasenius

Self

Max Grönwall

Boy

Matti Oravisto

Matti Oravisto

Voice-over

Markku Jäntti

Father