Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda

1997 · Movie · 2h 12m · R

DramaRomance

"They dared to play the game of love, faith, and chance."

Overview

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.

Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
65%
Metacritic
66/100
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sydney, australiaaustraliabased on novel or bookgamblingministeroxfordwagerinheritanceheiresswoman directorglass19th century