Werner Herzog (Großbritannien, Frankreich, Schweiz, USA)
Die innere Glut: Requiem für Katia und Maurice Krafft
- Language
- Deutsch
- Dauer
- 88 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog (Großbritannien, Frankreich, Schweiz, USA)
- Category
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People & Cultures
- Programme
- Awards
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Kamera Alpin in Gold 2022
In Werner Herzog, the two volcanologists’ legacy has found a worthy narrator. With often opulent images interwoven with scenes of devastation, the film draws a dramaturgical thread through the tragic story of this extraordinary couple. Both footage and spoken word get under the viewer’s skin with an intensity that few documentaries achieve.
On 3 June 1991 in Kyushu, Japan, a tsunami of ash and rock descended at over 100 mph from the peak of Mount Unzen, consuming everything in its path. As many as 43 people were killed, including journalists, local firefighters and rescuers. Among those who died, and to whom this “requiem” is dedicated, were Maurice and Katia Krafft, the legendary French volcanologists who filmed volcanoes and risked their lives to shoot the most spectacular eruptions of the 20th century. This is where our story begins …
