Jul 01, 2006
21 min
Full-HD

The Diver (2006)

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.

Category

Documentary

Country

Finland

Companies

Cineparadiso

Helge Wasenius

Self

Max Grönwall

Boy

Matti Oravisto

Voice-over

Markku Jäntti

Father

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