While the documentary tries to tell the story of two people obsessed with volcanos, I found myself in awe of the incredible images the two of them captured 40-50 years ago. That is a feat in itself.
The doc has a common narrative and covers the story of the two scientists from their beginnings all the way to their demise. There is no conflict, it's just a standard story told in a very newspaper-y way. It uses only archive footage and that is clearly a great choice, it keeps you within the story and era. The Kapadia style of documentary we've first seen more than a decade ago strikes again to great effect, it seems to be the new norm for these types of docs and it's used brilliantly here by Sara Dosa.
Yes, the voice-over is horrible, but switching audio to another language is easy on streaming platforms. The French audio suits the doc as the two main characters are French themselves. And it's well done compared to the English voiceover.
Overall, the story of the two characters is as boring as can be, but the incredible images they've captured is what will live long after their mundane story is forgotten.
The doc has a common narrative and covers the story of the two scientists from their beginnings all the way to their demise. There is no conflict, it's just a standard story told in a very newspaper-y way. It uses only archive footage and that is clearly a great choice, it keeps you within the story and era. The Kapadia style of documentary we've first seen more than a decade ago strikes again to great effect, it seems to be the new norm for these types of docs and it's used brilliantly here by Sara Dosa.
Yes, the voice-over is horrible, but switching audio to another language is easy on streaming platforms. The French audio suits the doc as the two main characters are French themselves. And it's well done compared to the English voiceover.
Overall, the story of the two characters is as boring as can be, but the incredible images they've captured is what will live long after their mundane story is forgotten.