Fire of Love
Katia and Maurice Krafft loved two things — each other, and volcanoes. For two decades, the daring French volcanologist couple were seduced by the thrill and danger of this elemental love triangle. They roamed the planet, chasing eruptions and their aftermath, documenting their discoveries in stunning photographs and breathtaking film to share with an increasingly curious public in media appearances and lecture tours. Ultimately, Katia and Maurice would lose their lives during a 1991 volcanic explosion on Japan’s Mount Unzen, but they would leave a legacy that would forever enrich our knowledge of the natural world.
- Released:
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Documentaries
- Stars: Miranda July, Katia Krafft, Maurice Krafft
- Director: Sara Dosa
Comments
- kk-59333 - 6 November 2023
A love letter to the volcano and humanity
Having gazed into a volcano's crater at the lava, it's indeed difficult to settle for an ordinary life. Thanks to the Krafft couple for bringing the utmost romantic imagery. Genius photography seems to require no technique, only intuition and love, stemming from childlike wonder and intense curiosity. Within hundreds of hours of archives and materials, the director found the most compelling clue. The true love for both one's partner and science emerges with the eruption of lava. We all need to pay homage to this birth-to-death, extraordinary innocence, and courage. Love the volcano and stay away from the crowd; love the crowd and perish in the volcano. - Xstal - 11 March 2023
Larva Lovers...
There are fuses where their length is undefined, ticking time bombs where the clock faces are blind, explosive discharge they pre-empt, as the earth expels ferment, red or grey, depending how the plates combined. These are landscapes where a couple used to graft, where they practiced, learned, and developed their Krafft, among the pyroclastic flows, volcanoes in their death throes, they enjoyed their time together, life was a blast.
A wonderful piece of filmmaking about an eccentric couple who found love among the volatile and explosive environments found in and around the those parts of the world where the planet vents its spleen.
