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.
A scantily clad woman is rowing a large wooden boat with her eyes closed, when a male figure suddenly appears out of nowhere standing on his hands at the bow. Together they travel down the river under the starry sky surrounded by mystical nature.
