Oscar and Lucinda (1997) - film review

Drama / Romance

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Oscar and Lucinda is an American-British romantic film drama first released in 1997, directed by Gillian Armstrong. The film is based on a novel by Peter Carey and stars Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson and Richard Roxburgh. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Gillian Armstrong
Script: Peter Carey (novel), Laura Jones
Photo: Geoffrey Simpson
Music: Thomas Newman
Cast: Ralph Fiennes (Oscar Hopkins), Cate Blanchett (Lucinda Leplastrier), Ciarán Hinds (Reverend Dennis Hasset), Tom Wilkinson (Hugh Stratton), Richard Roxburgh (Mr. Jeffries), Clive Russell (Theophilus), Bille Brown (Percy Smith), Josephine Byrnes (Miriam Chadwick), Barnaby Kay (Wardley-Fish), Barry Otto (Jimmy D’Abbs), Linda Bassett (Betty Stratton), Geoffrey Rush (Narrator), Polly Cheshire (Young Lucinda), Gillian Jones (Elizabeth Leplastrier), Robert Menzies (Abel Leplastrier), Adam Hayes (Young Oscar), James Tingey (Oscar (13 Years Old)), Matyelok Gibbs (Mrs. Williams), Sonia Ritter (Fanny Drabble), Will Barton (College Student), Jonathan Markwood (College Student), Nicholas Tennant (College Student), Sam Newman (George Loxwood), Nicholas Fordham (College Student), Peter Whitford (Mr. Ahearn), Lynette Curran (Mrs. Ahearn), Ron Blanchard (Steamer Captain), Colin Taylor (Frazer), Michelle Doake (Hotel Maid), Karen Vickery (Society Gossip), Elspeth MacTavish (Society Gossip), Andrea Moore (Miss Shaddock), Leverne McDonnell (Miss Malcolm), Geoff Morrell (Charley Fig), Christian Manon (Mr. Tomasetti), Douglas Hedge (Dog Pit Caller), Lucy Knight (Belgian Girl), Tobias Saunders (Belgian Boy), Marianne Borgo (Belgian Grandmother), Vanessa Seydouk (Belgian Mother), Catherine Harvey (Melody), Ray MacAllan (Purser’s Assistant), Mark Denny (Levanthian Steward), Andrew Davis (Levanthian Steward), Paul Rogers (Gambling Steward), Matt Potter (Gambling Steward), Billie Pleffer (Rabbit Girl), Louella Pleffer (Rabbit Girl), David Page (Aboriginal Busker), Norman Kaye (Bishop Dancer), Michael Duggan (The Dean), Basil Clarke (Elderly Parishoner), Babs McMillan (Mrs. Judd), Mary Kavanagh (Allie, Trevis Girl), Treffyn Koreshoff (Trevis Boy), Patrick Blackwell (The Verger), Lucy Bell (Miss Mary Hasset), Wing Hall (Fan Tan Croupier), Casey Huang (Fan Tan Player), Heng Soh (Fan Tan Player), Chris Haywood (Mr. Judd), Judi Farr (Mrs. Smith), Stuart Campbell (Glassworker), Les Dayman (Glassworks Foreman), Andre Lillis (Waiter), Janet Foye (Diner), Dacre King (Diner), Andrew S. Gilbert (Expeditioner), Sandy Winton (Expeditioner), Damian Monk (Expeditioner), Greg Segal (Young Carpenter), Paul Shillingsworth (Narcod Guide), Wallengari Karntawara (Narcod Guide), Roy Gordon (Kumbaingiri Man), Kevin Walker (Kumbaingiri Man), Brett Laurie (Kumbaingiri Man), Steve Rodgers (Man in Tavern), Kim Hillas (Publican’s Wife), Elma Kris (Aboriginal Woman), Fiona Press (Mrs. Trevis), Elaine Hughes (Kumbaingiri Woman), Philip Dodd (Government Inspector), Patrick Andrews (Oscar’s Son), Taleah Melenhorst (Oscar’s Great Great Granddaughter), Sierra Doherty Gillin (Young Mother), Tony Williams (Lucinda’s draughtsman)
Country: USA / Australia / UK
Language: English / French
Runtime: 132 min

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