‘The Light Between Oceans’ Trailer: Michael Fassbender And Alicia Vikander Have To Make An Impossible Choice
We’ve already seentwo trailersso far forDerek Cianfrance’s upcoming film,The Light Between Oceans. The latest trailer is almost more of a teaser, condensing some of what we saw in the previous footage, but it’s another promising look at theBlue ValentineandThe Place Beyond the Pinesdirector’s latest film, which starsMichael Fassbender,Alicia Vikander, andRachel Weisz.
Below, watch the newThe Light Between Oceanstrailer.
Post-World War I, Tom Sherbourne (Fassbender) and his wife, Isabel (Vikander), live on a remote island in Western Australia. One day, the couple hears a scream and sees a tiny boat coming to shore, and in the boat they find a baby. They decide to raise the child, Lucy, themselves. After years of living happily as a family, Tom and Isabel meet Lucy’s birth mother (Weisz), and then drama ensues.
Here’s the latestLight Between Oceanstrailer (source:Vulture):
Cianfrance also wrote this adaptation ofM.L. Stedman’s New York Times bestselling novel. The director made his breakout film with 2010’sBlue Valentine, a heartbreaking drama that he followed up with the intimate but sprawlingThe Place Beyond the Pines. As I mentioned when thelast trailercame out, both of those films proved the director knows how to get the waterworks flowing. The environments he presents are entirely lived-in, authentic, and feature plenty of beauty and pain — a potent combination we’ll hopefully see inThe Light Between Oceans, which does look like the kind of story that’s ready to rip your heart out.
CinematographerAdam Arkapaw(True Detectiveseason one) shot the period piece. Arkapaw worked with Michael Fassbender onAssassin’s CreedandMacbeth, but this is the first time he’s collaborated with Cianfrance. Both of them often make bold choices as storytellers, so I’m looking forward to seeing the work they did together. The shots in the trailer are incredibly warm and beautiful.
Here’s the official synopsis forThe Light Between Oceans:
From acclaimed director Derek Cianfrance, (Blue Valentine, A Place Beyond the Pines), and based on the extraordinary best-selling novel from M.L Stedman, THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS, is a beautiful yet heart-breaking story of love and sacrifice.
On a remote Australian island in the years following World War I, lighthouse keeper Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender) and his wife, Isabel (Alicia Vikander), discover a boat washed ashore carrying a dead man and a two-month old baby. Rescuing the infant, they make the decision to raise her as their own but the consequences of their choice prove to be devastating.
