Whether as a story of one couple’s quixotic quest or simply a stunning collection of nature footage, “Fire of Love” burns bright. The film is opening at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Mary Riepma Ross Center for Media Arts on Aug. 12
Continuing is “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song.”
“Fire of Love” tells the story of two French lovers, Katia and Maurice Krafft, who died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of our planet, while simultaneously capturing the most explosive volcano imagery ever recorded. Along the way, they changed our understanding of the natural world, and saved tens of thousands of lives. Previously unseen hours of pristine 16-millimeter film and thousands of photographs reveal the birth of modern volcanology through an unlikely lens — the love of its two pioneers.
“Fire of Love,” which is rated PG is showing at the Ross Aug. 12-25 and is rated PG.
“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” is a definitive exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, Hallelujah. This feature-length documentary weaves together three creative strands: The songwriter and his times, the song’s dramatic journey from record label reject to chart-topping hit and moving testimonies from major recording artists for whom Hallelujah has become a personal touchtone.
Approved for production by Leonard Cohen just before his 80th birthday in 2015, the film accesses a wealth of never-before-seen archival materials from the Cohen Trust including Cohen’s personal notebooks, journals and photographs, performance footage and extremely rare audio recordings and interviews.
“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song,” is rated PG-13 and is showing through Aug. 18.
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