Oscar and Lucinda [DVD] / a Dalton Films production ; Fox Searchlight Pictures presents in association with the Australian Film Finance Corporation and the New South Wales Film and Television Office ; screenplay by Laura Jones ; produced by Robin Dalton and Timothy White ; directed by Gillian Armstrong.
Video release of a motion picture produced in 1997. Based upon the novel by Peter Carey. Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciaran Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Clive Russell, Bille Brown.
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Special features: Anamorphic widescreen version -- Language: English 5.1 Dolby surround ; Spanish Dolby surround -- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.
Summary:
Oscar is an Anglican priest who gambles discreetly and donates his winnings to help the poor. Lucinda is an Australian businesswoman who boldly defies the rules of 19th-century society. When they meet over an innocent game of cards, their passion for gambling leads them both down a road of romance, chance and fate that changes their lives forever.
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