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Oscar And Lucinda [1997] [DVD]
enlarge	Director: Gillian Armstrong Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciaran Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£12.99~~ Buy New: £2.33 as of 21/3/2010 19:46 GMT details You Save: £10.66 (82%) New (14) Used (6) Collectible (1) from £2.25 Seller: findprice Rating: 8 reviews Sales Rank: 8683 Format: PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 126 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5039036022873 ASIN: B0009YVCTK Theatrical Release Date: 1997 Release Date: August 15, 2005 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 8 1 2 Next » A wonderful film August 18, 2004 6 out of 6 found this review helpful I just happened on this film late one night, when I couldn't sleep - and I was mesmerised. It is everything all the other reviewers have already said - a very good story, well-acted, beautifully shot, happy, sad - just brilliant. I have never really been a fan of Ralph Fiennes - but this film (and Eugene Onegin) made me re-think. I've been looking out for it again on the cable channels and I've been looking out for a copy in the usual retail outlets for ages - just didn't think to look on Amazon ! I don't often watch films more than once but this is one of the few exceptions ! Watch it ! A treat from start to finsish May 25, 2002 maxine@santer.freeserve.co.uk (england) 4 out of 4 found this review helpful Oscar and Lucinda is a beautifully sensitive but not over-sentimental story of two mis-fits who fall in-love. The photography is stunning and the acting top class. Everybody in this film contributes to it's enjoyment and the two lead actors Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett surpass themselves The only boy who could ever reach me, was the son of a preacher man February 21, 2008 Junglies (Morrisville, NC United States) 11 out of 14 found this review helpful The only boy who could ever reach me, was the son of a preacher man, February 21, 2008 br /By jingles_sunderland (Morrisville, NC United States) - See all my reviews br / br / br /I watched this again recently having last seen in on VHS some years ago. What was an excellent film then is even better now, particularly the sound which is a revelation where the tinking glass is concerned. br / br /The technique of using a narrator does not always work but is it is most apt, and in particular at the end. One leaves after watching this film much as one does after a gourmet meal...extremely satisfied with what you have consumed but not wishing to eat another morsel and yet this continues over time so that you do not feel the need to return. br / br /I was transfixed throughout by the "action" within the film. There is certainly much to think about or to delve into afterwards to get the entire picture. The story seems to be without any obvious flaws and the casting is superb with the main players clearly complemetary to each other and the cinematography is superb. br / br /One thing that I had not paid too much attention to during my first viewing was the appalling and barbaric treatment of the indigenous population. Clearly the scene of the massacre is a solitary tale of man's inhumanity to man but the subsequent scene of the abuse of the aboriginal woman in the inn is a more subtle but nevertheless graphic reminder of the way in which settlers have behaved throughout the world. This point carries with it greater poignancy given the recent apology without compensation by the new Australian Prime Minister to the indigenous people for past abuses such as described above. br / br /All in all a feat for the eyes despite the sad and tragic ending clearly reminiscent of the conclusion of Breaking the Waves. Visually ravishing and a joy to watch. May 26, 2000 Steve 17 out of 17 found this review helpful Ralph Fiennes transforms himself utterly into the obsessive innocent, Oscar, in a quiet, powerful story of two very unlikely people of overwhelming passions who find their ideal counterpart in each other. Cate Blanchett is a bundle of spikey energy as Lucinda and the supporting cast all turn in excellent performances. The tension is inexorably built up towards a shattering climax, with a surprising twist in the unsentimental ending. The film is visually ravishing and a joy to watch throughout, scene after scene is breathtakingly beautiful. A stunning, epic conception from start to finish. Magnificent. moving and beautifuly directed May 21, 2001 6 out of 6 found this review helpful great acting from two wonderful actors, the story is told with a delicate and humain touch - very much recomended. Showing reviews 1-5 of 8 1 2 Next »

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