The Fire Within: Maurice for Krafft 2022 and Katia Requiem Magnet Link

28/40

hosted by Ernst Reijseger

Maurice and Katia Krafft have dedicated their lives to exploring the world’s volcanoes. Their legacy consists of groundbreaking footage of eruptions and their aftermath, assembled into this visually stunning collage.. MaterTrad Sabbath.

Werner Herzog presents a documentary about the French volcanologist couple Katia and Maurice Krafft

I’d never heard of this couple, and suddenly they get two documentaries in quick succession. Herzog has the name and the pedigree, but the second film has an Oscar nomination. It’s fascinating to see them back to back and compare them, with Herzog using almost exclusively footage shot by the couple.

Helens eruption footage

I noticed the classic Mount St. I’m sure there’s other footage that isn’t Krafft’s to fill out the story. It’s very compelling that Herzog tells us early in the film that they’re going to die on that Japanese mountain.

He’s the one pontificating

It’s like introducing a dead body at the beginning of a murder mystery film. Both documentaries use amazing footage of the couple, but this one doesn’t have their voices. It’s all Herzog’s narration, like in most of his films.

That’s the main difference

Throughout the film, I kept wanting to hear the couple’s voices, or at least their words. It’s more like a show of respect at a funeral, and that may be the intention. I just feel better about the couple from another film.