Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded.... (Full plot summary below)
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Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded.
Leave your thoughts about Fire of Love.
| The AtlanticShirley LiIt is one of the most moving and mesmerizing films of the year, a meditation on the wonders of nature and human curiosity. |
| San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonThis is a film that pops on the big screen — no CGI needed here, folks. But the way Dosa shapes the story, emphasizing the couple’s deep love for each other and their unconventional lives, is what makes Fire of Love...one of the most moving and memorable films of 2022. |
| UproxxMike RyanThe footage, from the Krafft’s archives, is stunning. This truly is a remarkable film. |
| TheWrapWilliam BibbianiFire of Love is a wholly satisfying, overwhelming documentary, as disarming as it is explosive. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzFire of Love is one of a vanishingly rare breed of documentary that is determined to be "total cinema," not just capturing the facts of what happened to its subjects but creating an entire aesthetic—a vibe—around them. |
| Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangThe fire of Katia and Maurice Krafft’s obsession consumed them, in no small part, because it ultimately restored their kinship with humanity. |
| Film ThreatRob RectorDosa 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. |
| SlashfilmBen PearsonFire of Love is a riveting portrait of a charismatic couple who lived life on the edge. |
| IndieWireRyan LattanzioAt an economical 90-minute running time, Fire of Love packs a visual and emotional wallop, with enough close-ups on erupting volcanoes — one, at a point, is called “a bathtub with a hole in it, sowing death all around” — to leave you slack-jawed, terrified, and awe-inspired. |
| Entertainment WeeklyJoshua RothkopfThe 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. |
