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Fire of Love

For Katia and Maurice, the unknown is not something to be feared

For Katia and Maurice, the unknown is not something to be feared

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For Katia and Maurice,
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the unknown is not something to be feared.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
593
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:53
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Sandbox Films,Cottage M,Intuitive Pictures,National Geographic Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

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.
At only 52 years old - Fire of Love 00:08
At only 52 years old
In 1883, its parent, a volcano named Krakatau, exploded. - Fire of Love 00:07
In 1883, its parent, a volcano named Krakatau, exploded.
It conjured a tsunami so forceful that it swept - Fire of Love 00:10
It conjured a tsunami so forceful that it swept
It also ripped up this coral from the seafloor - Fire of Love 00:09
It also ripped up this coral from the seafloor
Ash traveled the globe, intensifying sunsets that transfixed - Fire of Love 00:14
Ash traveled the globe, intensifying sunsets that transfixed
Only to spring up again as a newcomer called Anak Krakatau. - Fire of Love 00:07
Only to spring up again as a newcomer called Anak Krakatau.
Any mistake that one makes can be costly for the both of them. - Fire of Love 00:06
Any mistake that one makes can be costly for the both of the...
And together, they're there for the volcano, - Fire of Love 00:09
And together, they're there for the volcano,
Katia and Maurice know - Fire of Love 00:06
Katia and Maurice know
"We have but this one short life, then we return to the ground." - Fire of Love 00:06
"We have but this one short life, then we return to the...
With her one short life, Katia dreams of growing old - Fire of Love 00:10
With her one short life, Katia dreams of growing old
Maurice burns to get closer to the fire, no matter what. - Fire of Love 00:07
Maurice burns to get closer to the fire, no matter what.
Maurice hatches this plan - Fire of Love 00:09
Maurice hatches this plan
Here, they study the largest reserve - Fire of Love 00:06
Here, they study the largest reserve
Suddenly, the acid eats through the steel cable - Fire of Love 00:08
Suddenly, the acid eats through the steel cable
They will spend the next three hours struggling to get back. - Fire of Love 00:06
They will spend the next three hours struggling to get back.
Over time, Maurice perfects - Fire of Love 00:06
Over time, Maurice perfects
And together, - Fire of Love 00:07
And together,
Despite what Maurice says, - Fire of Love 00:06
Despite what Maurice says,
For instance, how do they show that their work is grueling? - Fire of Love 00:05
For instance, how do they show that their work is grueling?