Oscar and Lucinda

Drama, Romance · 1997R

Australian director Gillian Armstrong directed this Laura Jones adaptation of Peter Carey's 1988 Booker Prize-winning novel. In a lengthy flashback, Oscar Hopkins's great grandson narrates the family history that led to his birth. Oscar (Ralph Fiennes) is a priest who gambles discreetly and donates his winnings to help the poor. Lucinda (Cate Blanchett) is an Australian businesswoman who boldly defies society's rules. When they meet over an innocent game of cards, their lives are changed forever.

Starring

Ralph Fiennes, Thomas Newman, Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Simpson, Luciana Arrighi, Ciarán Hinds, Geoffrey Simpson, Geoffrey Simpson, Gillian Armstrong, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Nicholas Beauman

Director

Gillian Armstrong