Oscar and Lucinda

Peter Carey's novel Oscar and Lucinda – winner of the Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Award – is translated to the screen by acclaimed filmmaker Gillian Armstrong, culminating in a mesmerising tale of passion, wit and deception.

Oscar (Ralph Fiennes) is a mysterious priest who is driven to gamble discreetly and donates his winnings to help the poor. Lucinda (Cate Blanchett) is a strong-willed Australian businesswoman who boldly defies society's rules. When their paths cross over an innocent game of cards, their lives are changed forever. Drawn into a spectacular journey of discovery and chance, these two remarkable characters – one obsessive, the other compulsive – enter into a wager that may indeed prove their undoing.

Winner of five AFI Awards and nominated for an Oscar, also featuring Tom Wilkinson, Ciaran Hinds, an impressive line-up of Australian talent including Richard Roxburgh, Barry Otto, Lynette Curran, Josephine Byrnes, Chris Haywood and the unmistakeable narration of Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush, this critically-acclaimed film from Gillian Armstrong has been hailed as 'the most adventuresome movie yet made by one of the best filmmakers of her time' (LA Times).