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

The Diver

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Documentary
Director:P.V. Lehtinen

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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Original TitleHyppääjä
StatusReleased
Release DateJuly 1, 2006
Release Dates
Austria:
Premiere - Nov 29, 2001
Australia:
Premiere - Jan 4, 2002
Premiere - Sep 27, 2003
Belgium:
Premiere - Apr 5, 2002
Premiere - Nov 18, 2003
Brazil:
Premiere - Nov 29, 2001
Canada:
Premiere - Oct 11, 2001
Premiere - Jun 6, 2001
Runtime21dk
000
Origin CountryFinland
Original LanguageFinnish

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