Synopsis
Maurice and Katia Krafft dedicated their lives to exploring the world’s volcanoes. Their legacy consists of groundbreaking footage of eruptions and their aftermath, composed in this visual stunning collage.. Sabat MaterTrad. arranged by Ernst Reijseger. The pictures of exploding volcanoes are quite extraordinary, the accompanying soundtrack is fittingly haunting, this documentary also shows how devastating exploding volcanoes can be for the human beings, animals & the countryside that lay in their paths. You just have to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Also Werner Herzog’s narration is magnificent in its wonder, tenderness & almost reverence for the power of nature – & his admiration of the Krafft couple is quite evident. You are left really regretting that they were killed during an eruption in Japan because their archive feels unfinished while their legacy lives on.