The diver
“Diving is like poetry, each movement flowing into the next”. The Diver is a hymn to diving and the aesthetics of movement.
Regia: PV Lehtinen Sceneggiatura: PV Lehtinen Fotografia: Jyri Hakal Musica: Moby Cast: Helge Wasenius Durata: 21’ Nazione:Finlandia Formato: 35mmTAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL 2001 |
“Il tuffo è come la poesia, ogni movimento fluisce in quello successivo”. The Diver è un inno ai tuffi e al movimento estetico. E’ una sorta di sognante collage di movimento, musica e narrazione che onorano il più bello sport che c’è. Helge Wasenius (nato nel 1927), il Grande Vecchio dei tuffatori, è il personaggio principale del film, un pittoresco scavezzacollo dello sport. PV Lehtinen: è nato nel 1969 a Helsinki. Ha studiato regia alla University of Industrial Art and Design di Helsinki. Oltre alla regia e alla sceneggiatura lavora come montatore nei cortometraggi e nelle serie televisive. “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. Alongside his more professional career, he pursued another career as a children’s favourite stunt diver. His speciality was when he cold bloodedly dangled head downwards high on a diving platform, hanging by his feet. In the film he decides to perform this stunt one last time before his final plunge into the unknown, even if all the water has been drained from the pool! The film takes place at Helsinki Swimming Stadium, scene of the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics. PV Lehtinen: born in 1969 in Helsinki. He ha s been studying at the University of Industrial Art and Design of Helsinki. Besides directing and screen writing he has been working as a film editor in many short films and TV-fictions. |
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