The Diver (2001)
21m
Running Time
March 7, 2001Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Helge Wasenius
Self
Max Grönwall
Boy
Matti Oravisto
Voice-over
Markku Jäntti
Father
P.V. Lehtinen
Director / Writer / Editor / Producer
Jyri Hakala
Cinematography
Kati Jelekäinen
Other assistant
Moby
Music
Minna Jauho
Set Designer
Sakari Salli
Sound Designer
Satu Linerva
Makeup Artist
Elina Meriläinen
Makeup Artist
Kimmo Kohtamäki
Other assistant
Olli Pärnänen
Sound Mixer
Russell Halford
VFX Artist
Jyrki Arnikari
Underwater Camera
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 7, 2001
Original NameHyppääjä
StatusReleased
Running Time21m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Diver (Finnish: Hyppääjä) is a 2001 Finnish short film directed by PV Lehtinen. It is an ode to diving and the aesthetics of movement. The film focuses on Helge Wasenius (born 1927), the grand old man of diving, who competed in two Olympic Games and performed clown dives. Lehtinen has said that the protagonist, Helge Wasenius, was his neighbour and childhood hero. When he started planning the film, an image of Wasenius hanging by his feet from the ten-meter diving tower of Helsinki Swimming Stadium was embedded in his head. The diving sequences in the film have been compared to Leni Riefenstahl.
Lehtinen has said he was inspired by Herb Ritts’ photographs of divers more than
Riefensthal.