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Fire of Love

Katia and Maurice knew this kind of destruction was possible

Katia and Maurice knew this kind of destruction was possible

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Katia and Maurice knew
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this kind of destruction was possible.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
833
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:20
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Sandbox Films,Cottage M,Intuitive Pictures,National Geographic Documentary Films

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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.
But this is the first time they experience it firsthand. - Fire of Love 00:05
But this is the first time they experience it firsthand.
They were probably running at 60 to 70 kilometers per hour. - Fire of Love 00:07
They were probably running at 60 to 70 kilometers per hour.
And this was in the morning where a lot of people were on the road - Fire of Love 00:08
And this was in the morning where a lot of people were on th...
We think that around 100 people were overwhelmed by the lava flow. - Fire of Love 00:07
We think that around 100 people were overwhelmed by the lava...
No amount of scientific research - Fire of Love 00:06
No amount of scientific research
They're in the cauldron of the devil, - Fire of Love 00:06
They're in the cauldron of the devil,
Or caught amid the warring spirits of the volcano, - Fire of Love 00:09
Or caught amid the warring spirits of the volcano,
For Katia and Maurice, - Fire of Love 00:07
For Katia and Maurice,
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.