Friday 10 November 2006

Film: La Soufrière

This is a spooky little film made by Werner Herzog in 1977. When news that a major volcano on Martinique is about to explode, all inhabitants (but one) are evacuated and Herzog, typically, rushes to the scene with his cameramen, to prowl the deserted streets, climb the smoking time bomb and interview the exhausted and resigned remaining resident. Very well worth catching, despite it all not seeming to mean anything and yet remain mesmerising and memorable.

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