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Narrative
Maurice and Katia Krafft dedicated their lives to exploring the world’s volcanoes. Their legacy consists of groundbreaking footage of eruptions and their aftermath, pieced together in this stunning visual collage. The shots of exploding volcanoes are quite extraordinary, the accompanying soundtrack appropriately haunting, and this documentary also shows how devastating volcanic explosions can be to humans, animals, and the countryside that lies in their path. You just have to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Plus, Werner Herzog’s narration is magnificent in its wonder, tenderness, and almost reverence for the power of nature—and his admiration for the Kraffts is quite evident. You’re left genuinely mourning their deaths during an eruption in Japan, because their archive feels unfinished while their legacy lives on.
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