Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
They dared to play the game of love, faith, and chance.
Starring Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds
Directed by Gillian Armstrong
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.
Runtime: 132 min.
Rating: 6.6
DVD
Languages: English,French
Countries: Australia,United Kingdom,United States of America
Genres: Drama,Romance
Keywords: minister,australia,inheritance,wager,woman director,19th century
Cast
Oscar Hopkins
Lucinda Leplastrier
Reverend Dennis Hasset
Hugh Stratton
Mr. Jeffries
Mr. Tomasetti
Theophilus
Wardley-Fish
Betty Stratton
Narrator (voice)
Elderly Parishoner
Miss Shaddock
Percy Smith
Miriam Chadwick
Jimmy D'Abbs
Young Lucinda
Elizabeth Leplastrier
Abel Leplastrier
Young Oscar
Mrs. Williams
Fanny Drabble
College Student
College Student
College Student
George Loxwood
College Student
Mr. Ahearn
Mrs. Ahearn
Steamer Captain
Frazer
Hotel Maid
Society Gossip
Society Gossip
Miss Malcolm
Charley Fig
Dog Pit Caller
Belgian Boy
Belgian Grandmother
Belgian Mother