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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

LIght Between Oceans available Today on Digital HD, and Blu-ray™!

DreamWorks Pictures’ “The Light Between Oceans,” a lush, classical romance, starring two-time Academy Award® nominee Michael Fassbender (Best Actor, Steve Jobs), Oscar® winner Alicia Vikander (Best Supporting Actress, The Danish Girl), and Oscar and Golden Globe® winner Rachel Weisz (Best Supporting Actress, The Constant Gardener), arrives home on Digital HD, Blu-ray™, DVD and On-Demand. The mesmerizingly beautiful film is based on the 2012 best-selling novel by M.L. Stedman, which swept readers away with its transporting story of fate, love, moral dilemmas and the lengths one couple will go to see their hard-fought dreams realized.


Light Between Oceans is such a beautiful film. It is visually stunning. The cinematography is amazing and if you are a film buff, you will appreciate. The couple played by Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander meet and fall in love. Tom, is a war veteran who comes to Janus Rock to a be lighthouse keeper. They meet marry and then try to have a family. After miscarriages, it seems they might not be able to have their own children. But fate steps in and a baby is washed onshore. Isabel convinces Tom to keep the child. When the child's mother, played by Rachel Weisz, appears the film becomes full of pain, loss and heartache. It is heart wrenching so have your Kleenex ready.


The movie is slow at times but overall it was really good. The acting is first rate. Rachel Weisz is always solid in her performances. Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender's chemistry is amazing. The direction by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine) takes you a journey that takes you inside the pain and loss of people caught up in unusual circumstances.



Bonus features include*:

BLU-RAY & DIGITAL HD:
Bringing The Light to Life – For weeks, the cast and crew of “The Light Between Oceans” lived in trailers on Cape Campbell, an isolated region of New Zealand, to film the movie adaptation of the best-selling novel. This documentary chronicles the unique approach and shooting style of director Derek Cianfrance and the production journey that inspired Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Rachel Weisz to fully embody their characters and explore the power and depths of love.
Audio Commentary – View the film accompanied by an in-depth and thoughtful conversation between director Derek Cianfrance and his film studies professor Phil Solomon.
Lighthouse Keeper – The filmmakers, cast and Cape Campbell Lighthouse inspector/maintainer Rob Sword share the history of the lighthouse and explain the typical duties a lighthouse keeper like Tom Sherbourne would have during an assignment on Janus Island.

DVD:
Audio Commentary

Be Swept Away by DreamWorks Pictures’ Romantic Love Story Arriving on Digital HD, and Blu-ray™ today, Jan. 24.

1 comment:

  1. I would enjoy this story partly because it is off-center from movies of rage and violence.

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