A well-conceived Wes Anderson-ish nature documentary balances playfulness against a dark side.

Sometimes, it looks like red car lights on the highway at night.

Elsewhere, you may think of a Hawaiian sunset.

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Never once does it feel less than absolutely dangerous.

They are, of course, adorable in their red knit caps (required of all French explorers?

“We erupt often,” Maurice tells an interviewer digging for marital gossip.

Dosa’s technique follows suit, quieting down from its initial hyperactive preciousness into a cleaner grammar.

Why did they have to get so close to instantaneous death?

Better to commit to the couple’s implicit philosophy, a life perched precariously between safety and self-immolation.