Cinematic background from Oscar and Lucinda 1997 - 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.

Oscar and Lucinda

1997

Drama, Romance

Directors:
Gillian Armstrong
Writers:
Laura Jones, Peter Carey
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Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man sitting in front of a wooden pews; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A young man holding a plate with a brownie on it; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person with red hair smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man and a woman sitting on the ground next to a bench; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man and a woman standing next to each other on top of a wooden fence; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man with red hair wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man in a priest's outfit smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man sitting at a desk with a fire in front of him; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A boat floating on a body of water near a mountain range; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A lake with a small house on the water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person sitting down with his hands clasped; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man in a red jacket is standing in front of a door; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person sitting in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a priest's outfit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a suit and smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person standing in a room with a chair; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man with red hair and blue eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a top hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man wearing a top hat and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man and a woman holding each other's hands; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man's face in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man standing in front of a cliff with a mountain in the background; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A group of people gathered in a dark room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – An older man wearing a plaid shirt and a black jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man with a beard wearing a vest and standing in front of a fireplace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A group of people sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man sitting on a chair in front of a window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A young man's face with a mountain in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man in a black shirt and a white shirt is in a field; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – Two men and a woman standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man wearing a top hat and a suit in a forest; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man standing next to another man wearing a suit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A boat floating on a body of water near mountains; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A woman sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man with red hair is standing next to a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a fireplace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A woman opens the door of a house to enter; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man is painting on the side of a cliff; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – Two men stand on a boat in the middle of a lake; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A group of people sitting in a cage on top of a ship; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A wooden structure sitting on top of a body of water near trees; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A woman in a black dress and a black hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – An older woman sitting in front of a stack of books; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A group of people wearing hats on top of a bus; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man is reading a book in front of a window; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A woman and an older man are reflected in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a vest and smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A woman sitting on top of a bench wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – Three people sitting at a table with food on it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man is looking at a book in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man with red hair in a crowd of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man and a woman in front of an open window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man is sitting on a boat in the water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A woman's face with blue eyes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A view of trees and a castle in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – View of a wrought iron fence; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man with red hair and blue eyes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man with long hair wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man standing next to an older man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man in a priest's outfit looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A woman standing in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A group of people standing on top of a wooden platform; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A woman sitting on a chair in front of a window; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man in a black robe holding a pair of scissors in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person on a surfboard in the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man and a woman face to face in the dark; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A woman wearing a hat in a room with stained glass windows; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – Three people standing on a boat in the middle of a lake; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man's face in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A woman sitting on a chair in front of a wooden structure; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person in a room with plates on the wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A building floating on top of a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A man sitting in a chair in front of stained glass windows; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A person wearing a red jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong – A body of water surrounded by mountains and rocks; Extreme Wide shot, High angle