Review of Oscar and Lucinda (1997) by Ruthe Stein for San Francisco Chronicle — 13 Apr 2012
The film version is gorgeous to look at and contains amusing performances from Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett in the title roles. But it fails to get inside the minds of gamblers as Peter Carey so admirably did in his Booker Prize-winning novel.
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This review of Oscar and Lucinda (1997) was written by Ruthe Stein and published by San Francisco Chronicle on 13 Apr 2012.
Oscar and Lucinda has generally received positive reviews.
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