What a treat. This documentary can be appreciated simply for the poetic beauty of its images. As the images are all archives shot by Katia and Maurice, the documentary is above all a tribute to the lives and achievements of this amazing couple.
Everybody can relate to the beginning of their trajectory: as they were disappointed by humanity, they turned to nature in order to replace bitterness with amazement.
Something in their couple reminded me of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, and not just the contrast of their silhouettes.
A scene in particular fascinated me: they are dressed like science fictions characters and dance by the magma of an active volcano. It felt like a Daft Punk extravagant special effect, but here nature does all the show without special effects.
I enjoyed the sound track, very eclectic, mixing Dalida with the band Air, but in touch with the topic.
Finally, and maybe this is icing on the cake, the documentary is more than a tribute to two brave scientists, it can be seen as a existential meditation about time, humanity, contemplation and risk. One philosopher comes to mind, and is quoted by Maurice : Nietzsche.
What is human life, if not the attempt to dance on the verge of erupting volcano?
Everybody can relate to the beginning of their trajectory: as they were disappointed by humanity, they turned to nature in order to replace bitterness with amazement.
Something in their couple reminded me of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, and not just the contrast of their silhouettes.
A scene in particular fascinated me: they are dressed like science fictions characters and dance by the magma of an active volcano. It felt like a Daft Punk extravagant special effect, but here nature does all the show without special effects.
I enjoyed the sound track, very eclectic, mixing Dalida with the band Air, but in touch with the topic.
Finally, and maybe this is icing on the cake, the documentary is more than a tribute to two brave scientists, it can be seen as a existential meditation about time, humanity, contemplation and risk. One philosopher comes to mind, and is quoted by Maurice : Nietzsche.
What is human life, if not the attempt to dance on the verge of erupting volcano?