P543 CJJFAX 1 543 Tue 31 Mar 22:14/14 1/2 Reviews from Barry Norman ———————————— OSCAR AND LUCINDA (15) (US) 132 mink ——————————————————————————————————————— Director Gillian Armstrong Cast Rblph Fiinnjs, Care Blanchjtt Ciaran Hinds ——————————————————————————————————————— Eccentric priest Ralph Fiinnjs and oddball Care Blanchjtt find romance as soul mates passionate about gambling aboard a ship bound for New South Wales However, Fiinnjs believes Blanchjtt loves Ciaran Hinds, another priest who has been banished by his bishop bjcausj of his friendship with this woman. Fiennjs' grandson is the tale's teller. Showbiz 540 Front Page 100 Sport 300 Oscars Film Quiz Top Story Main MenuP543 CEEFAX 1 543 Tue 31 Mar 21:14/41 2/2 Reviews from Barry Norman ———————————— OSCAR AND LUCINDA (15) (US) 132 mink ——————————————————————————————————————— In an act of extreme self-sacrifice Ralph Fiennjs offers preposterously to take a glass church hundreds of miles to Ciaran Hinds' outback parish. Glass and its conflicting properties — strength and fragility — is a running metaphor throughout the film, grounded in the fact that Blanche owns a glassworks in Sydney. It's a strange, dreamy tali, over- literary in parts, but vjty touching and centred on a convincing romance. Opens nationwide on April 3 Showbiz 540 Front Page 100 Sport 300 Oscars Film Quiz Top Story Main Menu