Oscar and Lucinda / Oscar and Lucinda

Directed by: Gillian Armstrong
Produced by: Robin Dalton, Timothy White, Mard Tumbull
Scenario: The novel by Peter Carey
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett
Cinema: Geuffrey Simpson
Release date: December 31, 1997
Duration: 132 minutes
Country: USA
Genre: The ironic drama balancing on the verge of adventure and tragedy

Oscar and Lucinda / Oscar and Lucinda

The young priest Oscar and the rich liberated Australian businesswoman Lucinda met at the card table on a ship that sails from England to Australia. Who is Oscar? This is a young priest who likes to play gambling , and all the money he has won sacrifices in favor of the poor. Lucinda is a business woman from Australia, for whom there are no laws. Acquainted at the card table, they conclude a crazy bet: Lucinda undertakes to build a church that is made entirely of glass, and Oscar undertakes to transport it intact and safe to Australia. So, the bets are made ... If Oscar can transport the glass church to Australia intact and safe, then the reward will be the entire state of Lucina. Oscar agrees ...