Drama ·Romance · Australia · 1997 · 2h 12m

Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda poster
Director
Gillian Armstrong
Cast
Ralph Fiennes as Oscar Hopkins Cate Blanchett as Lucinda Leplastrier Ciarán Hinds as Reverend Dennis Hasset Tom Wilkinson as Hugh Stratton Richard Roxburgh as Mr. Jeffries Christian Manon as Mr. Tomasetti
Crew
Geoffrey Simpson — Director of Photography Nicholas Beauman — Editor Thomas Newman — Original Music Composer Laura Jones — Screenplay Peter Carey — Novel Timothy White — Producer
Tagline

They dared to play the game of love, faith, and chance.

Synopsis

After a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins becomes an Anglican minister and develops a divine obsession with gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a rich Australian heiress shopping in London for materials for her newly acquired glass factory back home. Deciding to travel to Australia as a missionary, Oscar meets Lucinda aboard ship, and a mutual obsession blossoms. They make a wager that will alter each of their destinies.

Trailer Oscar and Lucinda — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
sydney, australiaaustraliabased on novel or bookgamblingministeroxfordwagerinheritanceheiresswoman directorglass19th century
Key Collaborators
Gillian Armstrong Director Geoffrey Simpson Director of Photography Nicholas Beauman Editor Thomas Newman Original Music Composer Laura Jones Screenplay Peter Carey Novel Timothy White Producer Robin Dalton Producer Luciana Arrighi Production Design Janet Patterson Costume Design
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