The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft
Synopsis
On 3 June 1991, a deadly cloud of hot gas and rock spewed out of Japan’s Mount Unzen. Among the 43 people consumed by it were scientist-filmmakers Maurice and Katia Krafft. They left behind over 200 hours of footage from their decades of work, which Herzog draws on for this stunning eulogy. From 1977’s La Soufrière through to 2016’s Into the Inferno, Herzog has long been fascinated by these violent natural events and his deeply personal voiceover is a fitting memorial to two people who gave their lives in the pursuit of both science and the pure cinematic image.
Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2022 - Memories - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2022
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 90 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- Producer
- Julien Dumont, Mandy Leith, Alexandre Soullier, Peter Lown
- Editor
- Marco Capalbo
- Screenwriter
- Werner Herzog
- Director of Photography
- Maurice Krafft, Henning Brummer
- Sound
- Marco Capalbo
- Principal Cast
- Katia Krafft, Maurice Krafft
- Archive Producer
- Jess Winteringham
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 1st June 2022
