Oscar and Lucinda 1997

Name: Oscar and Lucinda
Released: 1997-12-31
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	Gillian Armstrong
Written by:	Laura Jones
Release date:	1997-12-31
Runtime:	132 minutes
Critics score:	66 / 100
Tagline:	They dared to play the game of love, faith, and chance.