Fire of Love

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
  • EasonVonn - 10 October 2023
    10.10.2023
    A couple who escaped the human ontological order

    Wenzhou only Henglong movie theater has also a day a, rushed to see the first release. Unfortunately, she didn't come.

    The couple's core idea lies in the disappointment of human nature and finally fled to their own love of things, fleeing the rule of bourgeois society. There is quite a sense of pathos in this love that escapes the social order. They both worship a big other that is the natural order. But in front of the cruel social reality, this escape seems a bit pale and powerless, especially when the volcano kills 20,000 people and their suspended love collapses.

    The opening Vietnam War, French May Storm with mao music is worthy of a French movie maker.
  • JayDeadieEagle - 11 March 2023
    4:3 Should make a comeback
    I am absolutely astonished by the visuals documented and captured by Maurice "not a filmmaker" Krafft. Overwhelming visual storytelling, capturing the magnitude of these eruptions, with a logical sense of scale and crisp attention to detail. Beautiful balance of color, exposure, and framing, that kept me focused the whole way through. I was so engaged, my phone dropped out of my pocket around 20 minutes in and I didn't even bend over to get it until the end.

    I must also use this review to shout out how wonderful 4:3 aspect ratio is! I know it's archive footage and the production crew and editors didn't have much of a choice, but an absolute beauty of a choice it was to keep it organic.

    Wonderful score, Wes Anderson-esque Vibes, Educational, Beautiful, heartwarming, inspiring, and all around lovely film.

    EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THIS FILM!
  • martinpersson97 - 25 February 2023
    Beautiful cinematic documentary
    Many documanties play like features, showcasing great cutting, editing, cinematography and an intriguing unfolding story. This is definitely one of those.

    It tells a beautiful and funny love story about two people with a rather peciular interest that opens up lots of interesting discussings and topics, teaching you lots about volcanos along the way. It ends in tragedy, as most of you may know, but the way there is hopeful and beautiful.

    Definitely an eye-opening and masterful presentation that is to be recommended for any lover of film, it is not just any typical documentary - it is very well and cinematically put together.
  • ops-52535 - 13 November 2022
    a film made...
    In commemoration of love, of science, of vulcanoes and the siamese vulcanized couple maurice and katia Kraft, the french super nerds but also so libertinistic in their lifestyle, migrating wherever a volcanoe erupted...

    i do remember the day the crafts died, cause they had been in the media wind uptil then, and that it was the unzen that catured their last moments and lives felt almost like a goof of serendipity. But they gave us alot of visual and written testemonia, which in large part fill this documentary.

    What the makers of this cavalcade has forgotten , and that is a big drawback,is to namestamp every piece and bit of footage, that i know the krafts, who were meticulate on registering and catagolizing their collection, wouldve loved . Its like looking in a 100 year old photo album without tagging or notes...where are they???

    But are you curious its a good start of a volcanic life, the grumpy old man bows in the dust...
  • KuroSawWhat - 1 August 2022
    They sure did love volcanos!
    Gorgeous volcano footage captured by the subjects of the documentary. But I could really do without the breathy, disinterested female narrator, acting like all life is a passing dream. You don't learn very much about Maurice and Katia's work except that they sure did love volcanos!

    I ended up having similar feelings with this documentary as I did with "The Biggest Little Farm": A film made for California hippies who want to gaze wondrously at nature without actually learning anything.

    I think that I would be more inclined to seek out the films which Maurice and Katia created themselves, rather than watching this one again. But this is a decent, pretty-looking time killer.