The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft

Name: The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft
Director: Werner Herzog
Genre: Climate / Environment, Science
Released: 2022
Duration: 90 min

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.
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Details

Year: 2022
Type of project: 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

Genre

Climate / Environment Science

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Co-production France, United Kingdom, Switzerland, USA

Brian Leith Productions

Bonne Pioche Television
Titan Films

Sales Company

Abacus Media Rights

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