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Featuring:
Glyn Banks, Synnöve Grönfors, Max Grönwall
Written by:
P.V. Lehtinen
Directed by:
P.V. Lehtinen
Release Date:
March 7, 2001
Original Title:
Hyppääjä
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Cineparadiso Oy
Production Countries:
Finland
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 21
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.
"Diving is like poetry, each movement flowing into the next". 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.
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Cinematography:
Jyri Hakala
Director:
P.V. Lehtinen
Editor:
P.V. Lehtinen
Makeup Artist:
Satu Linerva
Elina Meriläinen
Music:
Moby
Producer:
P.V. Lehtinen
Set Designer:
Minna Jauho
Sound Designer:
Sakari Salli
Sound Mixer:
Olli Pärnänen
Underwater Camera:
Jyrki Arnikari
VFX Artist:
Russell Halford
Writer:
P.V. Lehtinen
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