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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.

1997 · 2h 12m

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Oscar and Lucinda

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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.

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Average 6.9
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Fresh 20
Rotten 11

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Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
1997
Run Time
2 hr 12 min
Rated
R
Regions of Origin
United States, Australia
© 1997 New South Wales Film and Television Office, Dalton Films Pty. Ltd., Australian Film Finance Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

Languages

Original Audio
English, French
Audio

English (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC), Japanese , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.