‘Fire of Love’ Film Review: Married Scientists Devote Their Lives to Each Other, and to Volcanoes
thewrap.comlava bombs.It’s unexpectedly easy to get wrapped up in the cheerful, albeit shockingly dangerous pursuits of Katia and Maurice Krafft, so you might as well do it. “Fire of Love” has nothing but affection for these two thrillseeking scientists, who initially view modern society as nothing more than a means to their end.
They study volcanoes, they return to France to make enough money so they study more volcanoes. Rinse, repeat. The Kraffts seem truly alive when they are hopping on melting boulders.
Maurice even fantasizes about building a canoe sturdy enough to travel 15km down a lava flow, which probably wasn’t a very good idea but would surely have looked marvelous in his camera.The couple’s awe-inspiring footage would be a gift to any filmmaker, and hours could no doubt be spent just watching the world’s largest and deadliest lava lamps bubble, spill, crackle and steam.
Director Dosa (“The Seer & The Unseen”) understands that romance is fundamental to elevating “Fire of Love” beyond a gorgeous nature film.
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