Sweden / Feb 02, 2001 / Göteborg Film Festival
Diving is like poetry, each movement flowing into the next.
21min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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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.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hyppääjä |
| Original language | FI |
| Production countries | Finland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cineparadiso |
| Official site | cineparadiso.fi |
| Release date | 1 luglio 2006 |
| Production | P.V. Lehtinen |
| Writer | P.V. Lehtinen |
| Editing | P.V. Lehtinen |
| Cinematography | Jyri Hakala, Jyrki Arnikari |
| Assistant directors | P.V. Lehtinen |
| Camera operators | Jyrki Arnikari, Jyri Hakala |
| Additional photography | Jyrki Arnikari, Jyri Hakala |
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| Production design | Minna Jauho |
| Art direction | Minna Jauho |
| Set decoration | Minna Jauho |
| Visual effects | Russell Halford |
| Music | Moby, Sakari Salli, Olli Pärnänen |
| Sound | Moby, Sakari Salli, Olli Pärnänen |
| Costume design | Satu Linerva, Elina Meriläinen |
| Makeup | Satu Linerva, Elina Meriläinen |
| Hairstyling | Satu Linerva, Elina Meriläinen |
Release dates
Premiere
Finland / Mar 07, 2001 / Tampere Film Festival
Germany / Jun 02, 2001 / Hamburg Short Film Festival
Canada / Jun 06, 2001 / Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival
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Spain / Jun 10, 2001 / Festival Cine De Huesca
Portugal / Jul 03, 2001 / International Short Film Festival Vila Do Conde
Denmark / Aug 13, 2001 / Odense Film Festival
Greece / Sep 16, 2001 / International Short Film Festival In Drama
Ireland / Oct 07, 2001 / Cork Film Festival
Iran / Oct 23, 2001 / IYCS - Iranian Young Cinema Society
Italy / Oct 31, 2001 / Corto Imola International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Nov 07, 2001 / London Film Festival
Netherlands / Nov 08, 2001 / Shorts! International Short Film Festival
France / Nov 09, 2001 / Festival International Du Film D'amiens
Austria / Nov 29, 2001 / Nordlichter Filmfestival
Brazil / Nov 29, 2001 / Rio De Janeiro International Short Film Festival
Australia / Jan 04, 2002 / Flickerfestival
United States / Feb 08, 2002 / Portland International Film Festival
North Macedonia / Mar 15, 2002 / Skopje International Film Festival
Belgium / Apr 05, 2002 / Night of Shorts - Provice De Hainaut
Switzerland / Apr 22, 2002 / Visions Du Réel
Norway / Apr 25, 2002 / Norwegian Documentary Film Festival
New Zealand / May 09, 2002 / EU Short Film Week
Poland / May 24, 2002 / Cracow Film Festival
Lithuania / Sep 15, 2002 / The Finnish Film Week - Vilnius
Czechia / Oct 27, 2002 / Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
Mexico / Oct 30, 2002 / Encuentro Internacional De Cine Y Video Documental
Limited release
United Kingdom / Jul 01, 2006 / Future Shorts Cinema (July programme)
TV
Finland / Jan 25, 2001 / YLE TV1
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