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Islands of Fire (1955)

Apr 01, 1955 Documentary 0h 11m
User Score
66%
26 votes
Internet Movie Database
71%

Overview

The first light of dawn. The sound of a boat and the screech of birds fill the wide expanse of sea. Black rocks emerge from the water, the “sciara” – the volcanic scoria – of Stromboli, the underwater sulfurous emanations, the layers of reddish rock eroded by the sea. The roar of the volcano can be heard, the flames and the liquid lava are thrown skyward. As nature unleashes itself, the fishermen row toward the shore, the sheep stray and the women return home.

Vittorio De Seta
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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on January 22, 2025

You know, I could swear I've seen some of the footage from this documentary used in a peplum-style drama depicting volcanic disaster in the Mediterranean. Can't think where though. Anyway, what Vittoria De Seta has assembled here are eleven minutes of time-capsule film making. A small community of farmers and fishermen take delivery of essential supplies from a passing freighter then start to batten down the hatches as the sea becomes angrier, the skies darken and the nearby volcano starts to emanate some menacing rumbling. Taking shelter in their homes, we now see something of the violent eruptions that hit this island late in 1954 intercut with images of the island's young children obliviously sleeping through the whole thing. Next morning. The sun is out, the danger passed for the momen...

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