Oscar and Lucinda (film)

Oscar and Lucinda is a 1997 romantic drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Cate Blanchett, Ralph Fiennes, Ciarn Hinds and Tom Wilkinson. It is based on the 1988 Booker Prizewinning novel Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey. In March 1998, the film was nominated at the Academy Awards for the Best Costume Design.

After both her parents die she is left a wealthy heiress after her guardians sell off the vast farmland she lived on with her parents. She buys a glass factory with her money and takes to gambling after her accountant introduces her to it.Meanwhile, a young Oscar is being raised as a Plymouth Brethren by his father but after receiving a sign from God he decides to join the Anglican faith. While studying he is introduced to gambling and becomes massively successful, using his winnings to fund his studies and giving the rest to the poor. He earns a scholarship to study in New South Wales. On the boat over he meets Lucinda and hears her confess to gambling which he denies is a sin. They play cards together until Oscar becomes panicked at the sight of a storm. ........

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