Oscar and Lucinda1997
They dared to play the game of love, faith, and chance.
Director
Screenplay
Laura Jones
Actors
Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Christian Manon, Geoffrey Rush
Music
Versions
Theatrical – 132 Minutes
Genres
FSK
6
About the film
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.
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Ratings
6.4tmdb
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