Documentary on Katia and Maurice Krafft, a couple whose groundbreaking work studying volcanoes is what eventually sealed their fates.
Intrepid scientists and...
Documentary on Katia and Maurice Krafft, a couple whose groundbreaking work studying volcanoes is what eventually sealed their fates.
Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unravelling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded. A doomed love triangle between Katia, Maurice and volcanoes, told through their archival footage
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With unbelievable close-up footage of live volcanoes and an infectious love story about an enthusiastic volcanologist couple, this absolutely deserves to be seen on the biggest screen you can get to.
98 %177 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
84 %349 reviewsAudience score rating
"The film oscillates between the playfully on the nose and the existentially profound with the confidence of a volcano chaser surfing on a river of lava."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Like one of Werner Herzog’s documentaries about fearless outliers, only this one is touched with romance."
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Variety
Variety"It’s a doomed love story on every level, a gorgeous collage of a film in which romance, scientific inquiry and death do a 93-minute dance. Read full review"
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Dosa gives shape to the Kraffts’ relationship, not through traditional talking-head interviews, but rather by allowing audiences in on the couple’s subtle interactions with one another in their footage, allowing the story of their life together to be told predominantly by them."
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Film Threat
Film Threat"A riveting portrait of a charismatic couple who lived life on the edge."
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Slash Film
Slash Film"[Leaves] you slack-jawed, terrified, and awe-inspired."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"The romance of the documentary emerges out of its deep, unfaked appreciation for nature: long, uninterrupted stretches where these self-described "weirdos" go off on their own to explore alien worlds like astronauts in their protective gear."
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment WeeklyFire of Love | Details
Award winner- Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award winner (documentary), at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
- Rating
- PG, mild injury detail, threat
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA, Canada
