On the occasion of Biennale Cinema, the usual column dedicated to books moves to visual arts, presenting "The Light Between Oceans", which will be released in Italy in February 2017. The film is based on the bestseller novel by M. L. Stedman, published in 2012.
The film has been presented in competition at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival on September 1st, 2016 and is the dramatic story of Tom, a lighthouse keeper in a small Australian island between the Indian Ocean and the Austral Ocean, and his wife Isabel.
The first part of the film flows focusing on Tom's psychology - he is a reduce from the First World War, who finds peace in the immensity of nature and in the isolation of the lighthouse. He falls in love with Isabel and the couple will address several difficulties, up to the moment when they found a sank boat carrying a baby crying beside the body of a man.
The film offers us the opportunity to reflect on absolute themes, thanks to the stunning photography by Adam Arkapaw and to the beautiful soundtrack by Alexandre Desplat. The picture is deeply moving, putting us in touch with our emotions. The talented actors with their performance urge us to recover the value of forgiveness, as an act of true Rebirth and as a timely message that nowadays it is important to share.

The light between oceans by Derek Cianfrance, with Michael Fassbender,Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz. New Zealand , 2016. (further information here)