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 The story, set in Australia in the 1920s, is the tragic tale
of a lighthouse keeper, played by Michael Fassbender, and his
wife (Vikander), who have suffered two miscarriages when a baby
in a boat washes ashore their remote island.
They decide to raise the child as their own, until they meet the
child's real mother years later.
"I haven't had a child yet ... so knowing that half of the
audience, or half of the women watching it will just feel like
'she doesn't really know what it's like', was something I felt a
bit pressured by," Vikander, who won an Oscar for her role in
"The Danish Girl", told a news conference.
Cianfrance's drama, based on a novel of the same name, is one of
20 movies competing for the Golden Lion that will be awarded on
Sept. 10.
The director said he was immediately attracted to the book
because of its battle between truth and love, and chased it for
a year before he was given a chance to direct it.
"I don't think any of these characters in this film are good or
bad, don't think they ever meant to hurt somebody, but they make
decisions with their heart and with their emotions and there are
consequences to those emotional decisions," he said.
Vikander said she was nervous to work with Fassbender, who she
described as "one of the most brilliant actors out there", but
the energy she brought to the movie impressed.
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"I was kind of scared when Alicia came she was so fierce and
hungry ... I really felt like I had to get my shit together and
really respond and just be there and be as present as she was,"
Fassbender said. The two are now dating.
(Reporting by Agnieszka Flak and Hanna Rantala; Editing by
Alison Williams)
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