Oscar and Lucinda (1997)

Directed by

Gillian Armstrong

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Australia, United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 12m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 79 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An odd young minister and a stubborn heiress both love gambling. They form an unlikely bond and make a risky wager to build and transport a glass church across the Australian outback.

romantictenderslow-burnmelancholicvisually lushbittersweetcerebralunconventional

What happens

Oscar and Lucinda is a 1997 romantic drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Cate Blanchett, Ralph Fiennes, Ciarán Hinds and Tom Wilkinson. The screenplay by Laura Jones is based on the 1988 Booker Prize-winning novel Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey. The film was nominated at the 70th Academy Awards for the Best Costume Design, and was also nominated for and won several AACTA and other awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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