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Islands of Fire
Islands of Fire

Islands of Fire (1955)

66% User Rating
11min
Documentary

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 SetaDirector

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CinemaSerf
CinemaSerf
Rating 70%

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 moment and life goes on on the jet black beaches. It'd doubtful their way of life has changed much in decades, with little evidence of technology amidst their community but plenty of team spirit. The photography captures the beauty and the precariousness of their remotely perched island homes with some powerful imagery of the land and the sea reminding mankind how feeble we are.

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