Oscar and Lucinda
1997·Movie
·2h 12min·
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They dared to play the game of love, faith, and chance.
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.
Period RomanceLiterary AdaptationGamblingReligious ConflictEccentric Characters19th CenturyFate and DestinyEmotional Journey
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Directed by:
Gillian Armstrong
Written by:
Peter Carey, Laura Jones
Produced by:
Alison Barrett, Timothy White, Kathleen Mackie Higgins
Composed by:
Ted Swanscott, John Simpson, Thomas Newman
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