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Fire of Love

Fire of Love

Documentary · 2022

A doomed love triangle between intrepid French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, and their beloved volcanoes.

Movie details

Fire of Love

“The greatest lava-fueled love story ever told.”

2022 Documentary 1h 34m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.6 / 10

16.1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

98 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

84 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.5 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A doomed love triangle between intrepid French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, and their beloved volcanoes.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Fire of Love?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Sara Dosa

Written by

Erin Casper · Sara Dosa · Shane Boris · Jocelyne Chaput

A

Alka Balbir

Katia Conrad Krafft (voice)

Guillaume Tremblay

Guillaume Tremblay

Maurice Krafft (voice)

Miranda July

Miranda July

Self - Narrator (voice)

Katia Krafft

Katia Krafft

Self (archive footage)

Maurice Krafft

Maurice Krafft

Self (archive footage)

H

Harry Glicken

Self (archive footage)

R

Roland Haas

Self (archive footage)

Court is in session

Put Fire of Love on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.