Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
Oscar and Lucinda is a book-based movie adapted from "Oscar and Lucinda" by Peter Carey. This Drama/Romance film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is December 31, 1997.
The Source Material
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Overview
A rebellious Anglican priest and a teenaged heiress who buys a glass factory in Australia pursue an unlikely romance.
About The Movie
Description
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.
Details
- Title
- Oscar and Lucinda
- Original Title
- Oscar and Lucinda
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- US Theatrical
- December 31, 1997 · Rated R