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| Ralph Fiennes | ... | Oscar Hopkins | |
| Cate Blanchett | ... | Lucinda Leplastrier | |
| Ciarán Hinds | ... | Reverend Dennis Hasset (as Ciaran Hinds) | |
| Tom Wilkinson | ... | Hugh Stratton | |
| Richard Roxburgh | ... | Mr. Jeffries | |
| Clive Russell | ... | Theophilus | |
| Bille Brown | ... | Percy Smith | |
| Josephine Byrnes | ... | Miriam Chadwick | |
| Barnaby Kay | ... | Wardley-Fish | |
| Barry Otto | ... | Jimmy D'Abbs | |
| Linda Bassett | ... | Betty Stratton | |
| Geoffrey Rush | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Polly Cheshire | ... | Young Lucinda | |
| Gillian Jones | ... | Elizabeth Leplastrier | |
| Robert Menzies | ... | Abel Leplastrier | |
| Adam Hayes | ... | Young Oscar | |
| James Tingey | ... | Oscar (13 Years Old) | |
| Matyelok Gibbs | ... | Mrs. Williams | |
| Sonia Ritter | ... | Fanny Drabble | |
| Will Barton | ... | College Student | |
| Jonathan Markwood | ... | College Student | |
| Nicholas Tennant | ... | College Student | |
| Sam Newman | ... | George Loxwood | |
| Nicholas Fordham | ... | College Student | |
| Peter Whitford | ... | Mr. Ahearn | |
| Lynette Curran | ... | Mrs. Ahearn | |
| Ron Blanchard | ... | Steamer Captain | |
| Colin Taylor | ... | Frazer | |
| Michelle Doake | ... | Hotel Maid | |
| Karen Vickery | ... | Society Gossip | |
| Elspeth MacTavish | ... | Society Gossip | |
| Andrea Moor | ... | Miss Shaddock | |
| Leverne McDonnell | ... | Miss Malcolm | |
| Geoff Morrell | ... | Charley Fig | |
| Christian Manon | ... | Mr. Tomasetti | |
| Douglas Hedge | ... | Dog Pit Caller | |
| Lucy Knight | ... | Belgian Girl | |
| Tobias Saunders | ... | Belgian Boy | |
| Marianne Borgo | ... | Belgian Grandmother | |
| Vanessa Seydouk | ... | Belgian Mother | |
| Catherine Harvey | ... | Melody | |
| Ray MacAllan | ... | Purser's Assistant | |
| Mark Denny | ... | Levanthian Steward | |
| Andrew Davis | ... | Levanthian Steward | |
| Paul Rogers | ... | Gambling Steward | |
| Matt Potter | ... | Gambling Steward (as Matt Potter) | |
| Billie Pleffer | ... | Rabbit Girl | |
| Louella Pleffer | ... | Rabbit Girl | |
| David Page | ... | Aboriginal Busker | |
| Norman Kaye | ... | Bishop Dancer | |
| Michael Duggan | ... | The Dean | |
| Basil Clarke | ... | Elderly Parishoner | |
| Babs McMillan | ... | Mrs. Judd | |
| Mary Kavanagh | ... | Allie, Trevis Girl | |
| Treffyn Koreshoff | ... | Trevis Boy | |
| Patrick Blackwell | ... | The Verger | |
| Lucy Bell | ... | Miss Mary Hasset | |
| Wing Hall | ... | Fan Tan Croupier | |
| Casey Huang | ... | Fan Tan Player | |
| Heng Soh | ... | Fan Tan Player | |
| Chris Haywood | ... | Mr. Judd | |
| Judi Farr | ... | Mrs. Smith | |
| Stuart Campbell | ... | Glassworker | |
| Les Dayman | ... | Glassworks Foreman (as Leslie Dayman) | |
| Andre Lillis | ... | Waiter | |
| Janet Foye | ... | Diner | |
| Dacre King | ... | Diner | |
| Andrew S. Gilbert | ... | Expeditioner | |
| Sandy Winton | ... | Expeditioner | |
| Damian Monk | ... | Expeditioner | |
| Greg Segal | ... | Young Carpenter | |
| Paul Shillingsworth | ... | Narcod Guide | |
| Wallengari Karntawara | ... | Narcod Guide | |
| Roy Gordon | ... | Kumbaingiri Man | |
| Kevin Walker | ... | Kumbaingiri Man | |
| Brett Laurie | ... | Kumbaingiri Man | |
| Steve Rodgers | ... | Man in Tavern | |
| Kim Hillas | ... | Publican's Wife | |
| Elma Kris | ... | Aboriginal Woman | |
| Fiona Press | ... | Mrs. Trevis | |
| Elaine Hughes | ... | Kumbaingiri Woman | |
| Philip Dodd | ... | Government Inspector | |
| Patrick Andrews | ... | Oscar's Son | |
| Taleah Melenhorst | ... | Oscar's Great Great Granddaughter | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sierra Doherty Gillin | ... | Young Mother (uncredited) | |
| Tony Williams | ... | Lucinda's draughtsman (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Gillian Armstrong | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Peter Carey | novel | |
| Laura Jones | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Robin Dalton | .... | producer | |
| Mark Turnbull | .... | associate producer | |
| Timothy White | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Thomas Newman | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Geoffrey Simpson | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Nicholas Beauman | |||
Casting by | |||
| Alison Barrett | |||
| Kathleen Mackie | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Luciana Arrighi | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Tom Nursey | |||
| John Wingrove | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Janet Patterson | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Paul Gooch | .... | assistant hair stylist: UK | |
| Paul Gooch | .... | assistant makeup artist: UK | |
| Peter Owen | .... | hair designer | |
| Peter Owen | .... | makeup designer | |
| Nikita Rae | .... | assistant hair stylist: UK | |
| Nikita Rae | .... | assistant makeup artist: UK | |
| Bec Taylor | .... | assistant makeup artist: Australia | |
| Kirsten Veysey | .... | key makeup artist: Australia | |
| Cheryl Williams | .... | hair supervisor: Australia | |
Production Management | |||
| Catherine Knapman | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Will Matthews | .... | unit manager: Australia | |
| Kathy Sykes | .... | production manager: UK | |
| Sue Wild | .... | production supervisor | |
Art Department | |||
| Sean Ahern | .... | carpenter: Australia | |
| Robert Anous | .... | steelworker: Australia | |
| Robert Arthur | .... | carpenter: Australia | |
| Chris Axelsen | .... | steelworker: Australia | |
| Helen Baumann | .... | draughtsperson: Australia | |
| Helen Baumann | .... | graphic artist: Australia | |
| Ben Blakebrough | .... | steelworker: Australia | |
| Martin Bruveris | .... | scenic artist: Australia | |
| Danny Burnett | .... | leading hand: Australia | |
| Robert Campbell | .... | steelworker: Australia | |
| Sally Campbell | .... | set decorator: Australia | |
| Pat Carr | .... | carpenter: Australia | |
| Matthew Connors | .... | set finisher: Australia (as Matt Connors) | |
| Stan Cook | .... | prop storeman | |
| David P. Crowe | .... | assistant property master: Australia (as David Crowe) | |
| Bill Dartnel | .... | carpenter: Australia | |
| Ron Dean | .... | trades assistant: Australia | |
| Brad Diebert | .... | construction assistant: Australia | |
| Nikki DiFalco | .... | storyboard artist: Australia | |
| James Ede | .... | stand-by painter: UK (as Jim Ede) | |
| Brian Edmonds | .... | set dresser: Australia | |
| Jan Edwards | .... | assistant stand-by props: Australia | |
| Trisha Edwards | .... | property buyer: UK | |
| Peter Exton | .... | steelworker: Australia | |
| Bruce Fletcher | .... | leading hand: Australia | |
| Ben Foley | .... | construction assistant: Australia | |
| Peter Foster | .... | props buyer: Australia | |
| Peter Foster | .... | set dresser: Australia | |
| Mark Fruin | .... | chargehand stand-by: UK | |
| Paul Ghirardani | .... | art director: UK | |
| Annie Gilhooly | .... | art department coordinator: Australia | |
| Bill Goodes | .... | construction runner: Australia | |
| Aiden Guilfoyle | .... | set finisher: Australia | |
| Micky Guyett | .... | supervising painter: UK (as Michael Guyett) | |
| Greg Hajdu | .... | construction coordinator: Australia | |
| Philippa Hart | .... | assistant set dresser: UK | |
| John Hedges | .... | construction manager: UK | |
| Katherine Hooker | .... | assistant property buyer: UK | |
| Mark Jones | .... | construction foreman: Australia | |
| Richard Jones | .... | stand-by carpenter: UK | |
| David Korn | .... | steelworker: Australia | |
| Eugene Land | .... | leading hand: Australia | |
| Jacinta Leong | .... | assistant art director: Australia | |
| Steve Leslie | .... | props carpenter: Australia | |
| Candida Lloyd | .... | art department runner: UK | |
| Arabella Lockhart | .... | set dresser: Australia | |
| Alice Lodge | .... | art department assistant: Australia | |
| Angus MacDonald | .... | greens assistant: Australia (as Angus McDonald) | |
| Scott Magnusson | .... | trades assistant: Australia | |
| Sean McConville | .... | stand-by propman: UK (as Sean McConvill) | |
| Mark McNeil | .... | chargehand dressing propman: UK (as Mark McNiel) | |
| Ian Merchant | .... | set finisher: Australia | |
| Brendan Mullen | .... | carpenter: Australia | |
| Antonio Murer | .... | dressing props: UK | |
| Orlando Murray | .... | construction assistant: Australia | |
| Rodney Nash | .... | steelworker: Australia | |
| Michael O'Kane | .... | scenic artist: glass church, Australia | |
| Adrienne Ogle | .... | greens assistant: Australia | |
| Mick Owen | .... | construction runner: Australia | |
| Peter 'Babylon' Owens | .... | assistant props maker: Australia (as Peter Owens) | |
| Peter Parry | .... | steelworker leading hand: Australia | |
| Davor Pavlovic | .... | construction assistant: Australia | |
| Colin Philip | .... | carpenter: Australia | |
| Wayne Porter | .... | steelworker foreman: Australia | |
| Mark Powell | .... | assistant props maker: Australia | |
| Mark Radcliff | .... | head carpenter: Australia (as Mark Radcliffe) | |
| John Ralph | .... | art director: UK | |
| Verity Roberts | .... | set dresser: Australia | |
| David Rogers | .... | trades assistant: Australia | |
| Steve Ross | .... | steelworker: Australia | |
| Johnny Sella | .... | set finisher: Australia | |
| Allan Smith | .... | steelworker: Australia | |
| Oleh Sokolovsky | .... | art department runner: Australia | |
| Jeremy Sparks | .... | construction foreman: Australia | |
| Mark Stone | .... | steelworker: Australia | |
| Dean Sullivan | .... | stand-by props: Australia | |
| Brock Sykes | .... | property master: Australia | |
| Joanna Tan | .... | brush hand: Australia | |
| Gregg Thomas | .... | greens: Australia | |
| Alan Titmus | .... | stand-by stagehand: UK | |
| Gary Tomkins | .... | draughtsperson: UK | |
| Steve Toth | .... | carpenter: Australia | |
| Ben Turner | .... | carpenter: Australia | |
| Miles Van Dorssen | .... | steelworker: Australia | |
| Tobias Van Leeuwen | .... | assistant props maker: Australia | |
| Alexandra Walker | .... | art department runner: UK | |
| Dick Weight | .... | props maker: Australia | |
| Ingrid Weir | .... | art department assistant: Australia | |
| Mark White | .... | construction | |
| Arthur Wicks | .... | property master: UK | |
| Tony Williams | .... | assistant art director: Australia | |
| Roger Willis | .... | supervising carpenter: UK | |
| Sandy Wingrove | .... | set dresser: Australia | |
| Rod Young | .... | steelworker: Australia | |
| Andrew Guyett | .... | painter (uncredited) | |
| Graham Mitchell | .... | labourer (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Nick Breslin | .... | assistant atmoshpere editor: Australia | |
| Gethin Creagh | .... | sound re-recording mixer: Australia | |
| Antony Gray | .... | atmosphere editor: Australia | |
| Robert Ireland | .... | assistant editor: UK (as Rob Ireland) | |
| Terry Isted | .... | adr mixer | |
| Terry Isted | .... | adr recordist | |
| Sonal Joshi | .... | assistant dialogue editor: Australia | |
| Bradley Kendrick | .... | second boom operator: UK | |
| Nicole Lazaroff | .... | second boom operator: Australia | |
| Nicole Lazaroff | .... | sound assistant: Australia | |
| Rick Lisle | .... | adr recordist | |
| Rick Lisle | .... | foley recordist | |
| Nada Mikas | .... | assistant sound effects editor: Australia | |
| Gerry Nucifora | .... | boom operator: Australia | |
| Ben Osmo | .... | sound recordist | |
| Martin Oswin | .... | sound re-recording mixer: Australia | |
| Wayne Pashley | .... | dialogue editor: Australia | |
| Jane Paterson | .... | sound effects editor: Australia | |
| Andrew Plain | .... | sound designer | |
| John Simpson | .... | foley artist: Australia | |
| Ted Swanscott | .... | adr mixer | |
| Ted Swanscott | .... | adr recordist | |
| Libby Villa | .... | dialogue editor: Australia | |
| Jenny T. Ward | .... | assistant dialogue editor: Australia | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Elizabeth Carlon | .... | digital artist: Dfilm | |
| Roger Cowland | .... | optical effects manager: Dfilm | |
| Peter Doyle | .... | visual effects creative director: DFilm Services | |
| Ken Phelan | .... | effects makeup/printing: Dfilm | |
| John Pope | .... | scanning operator: Dfilm | |
| Robert Sandeman | .... | digital effects manager: Dfilm | |
| Anthos Simon | .... | scanning and recording supervisor: Dfilm | |
Stunts | |||
| Graeme Crowther | .... | stunt coordinator: UK | |
| Rocky McDonald | .... | stunt coordinator: Australia | |
| Gordon Waddell | .... | safety supervisor (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Victoria Connell | .... | crowd casting: UK | |
| Brendan Donnison | .... | voice casting: Lips Inc. | |
| Jackie Quilter | .... | extras casting: Australia | |
| Derek Walker | .... | casting coordinator: Aboriginals, Australia | |
| Tracie Walsh | .... | casting: Aboriginals, Australia | |
| Trish McAskill | .... | casting assistant (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Genevieve Blewitt | .... | costume maker: Australia | |
| Amanda Craze | .... | costume assistant: Australia | |
| Nigel Egerton | .... | wardrobe master: UK | |
| Nick Godlee | .... | costume maker: Australia | |
| Jane Johnston | .... | costume supervisor: Australia | |
| Heather Laurie | .... | costume stand-by: Australia | |
| Judith Meschke | .... | costume maker: Australia | |
| June Nevin | .... | wardrobe assistant: UK | |
| Michael O'Connor | .... | costume design assistant: Australia | |
| Jane Petrie | .... | wardrobe mistress: UK | |
| Sheryl Pilkinton | .... | costume cutter: Australia | |
| Debbie Scott | .... | costume design assistant: UK | |
| Marion Weise | .... | wardrobe supervisor: UK | |
| Carolyn Wells | .... | costume assistant: Australia | |
| Lee Clayton | .... | costume cutter (uncredited) | |
| Lee Clayton | .... | tailor (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Margaret Bourke | .... | negative cutter: UK | |
| Arthur Cambridge | .... | color grader: UK | |
| Kerry Ferguson | .... | negative cutter: UK | |
| John Lee | .... | first assistant editor: Australia | |
| Sam Petty | .... | first assistant editor: Australia | |
| Claudio Sepulveda | .... | telecine transfers: Digital Pictures | |
| Claudio Sepulveda | .... | colorist: Digital Pictures (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Bill Bernstein | .... | music editor: Australia | |
| Julian Bratolyubov | .... | music preparation: Australia | |
| George Budd | .... | music consultant: Australia | |
| Leslie Morris | .... | music preparation: Australia | |
| Shawn Murphy | .... | music scoring mixer: Australia | |
| Thomas Pasatieri | .... | orchestrator: Australia | |
| Tom Winslow | .... | music scoring mixer: Australia | |
| Christine Woodruff | .... | music consultant: Australia | |
| George Doering | .... | musician (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Charmaine Arkley | .... | stand-in: Ms. Blanchett, Australia | |
| Clem Barrack | .... | unit assistant: Australia | |
| Belinda Bennetts | .... | title designer | |
| Vanessa Brown | .... | production coordinator: Australia | |
| Patsy Buchan | .... | unit nurse: Australia | |
| Sue Collins | .... | assistant accountant: Australia | |
| Jim Davidson | .... | unit assistant: Australia | |
| Bill Davis | .... | wrangler: Australia | |
| Anton Denby | .... | location assistant: Australia | |
| Erle Dennis | .... | unit assistant: Australia | |
| Dimitri Ellerington | .... | production runner: Australia | |
| John Faithful | .... | caterer: Australia (as Johnny Faithful) | |
| Neil Faulkner | .... | unit assistant: Australia | |
| Kirsten Feddersen | .... | wrangler: Australia | |
| Mel Flanagan | .... | assistant to producer: Australia | |
| Alex Hay | .... | barge master: Australia | |
| Andrew Hill | .... | location manager: UK | |
| Sebastian Hincks | .... | stand-in: Mr. Fiennes, Australia | |
| Campbell Hooper | .... | legal representative: UK | |
| Joel Hopkins | .... | floor runner: UK | |
| Rachel James | .... | production accountant: UK | |
| Merlyne Jamieson | .... | assistant to director and producer: Australia | |
| Ken Jones | .... | armorer: Australia | |
| Marten Julian | .... | gambling consultant: UK | |
| Sarah Kaye | .... | assistant accountant: UK | |
| Ron Klinger | .... | card coach: Australia | |
| Peter Kobicek | .... | unit assistant: Australia (as Peter Kodicek) | |
| Peter Lawless | .... | location manager | |
| Karina Lawson | .... | production runner: UK | |
| Grayden Le Breton | .... | unit assistant: Australia | |
| Clancy McDowell | .... | assistant to director: Australia | |
| Stuart McPhee | .... | accounting assistant: Australia | |
| Alison Meir | .... | unit assistant: Australia | |
| Victoria Mielewska | .... | dialogue coach: Australia | |
| Angus More Gordon | .... | location manager: UK (as Angus More-Gordon) | |
| Pat Nash | .... | boat master: Australia | |
| Simone O'Halloran | .... | production assistant: Australia | |
| Alison Odell | .... | assistant to producer: UK | |
| Karen Psaltis | .... | positive conformer: UK | |
| Caroline Quilter | .... | unit nurse: UK | |
| Paul Ranford | .... | production coordinator: Australia | |
| Adrienne Read | .... | liaison: Film Finances Inc. | |
| Ian Russell | .... | laboratory liaison: UK | |
| Deryn Stafford | .... | production coordinator: UK | |
| Jill Steele | .... | production accountant | |
| Victoria Sullivan | .... | script supervisor: Australia | |
| Joan Thompson | .... | assistant production coordinator: UK | |
| Tony Tucker | .... | boat master: Anchor Marine, UK | |
| Becky Veduccio | .... | assistant: Mr. Fiennes, Australia | |
| Graham Ware Jr. | .... | wrangler: Australia | |
| Graham Ware | .... | horse master: Australia | |
| Helen Watts | .... | production consultant | |
| Jonathan Yeo | .... | production assistant: Australia | |
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I am not one for love stories, but this one truly moved me. It is wonderfully strange! It's nothing like anything I've seen before. I loved the awkwardness of Oscar and Lucinda, and the way that we had a chance to see (at length} who they were before they ever met each other. It made their attraction to one another make sense (something so rare in cinematic romances).
I think this is Ralph Fiennes' best performance of his career, and he's proved his versatility. Compare his Oscar to his Count in The English Patient - completely different people, not even carrying themselves in the same way! This was a very good role for him. Cate Blanchett was really the standout for me; I took notice of her right away, and determined to keep an eye out for her future performances (she did a terrific job in the flawed "Elizabeth").
Of course, the film is beautifully made (I wouldn't expect anything less from Gillian Armstrong) and imaginative ... the way it depicts reality as almost surreal, and the surreal as quite real ... it's lovely.
On the one hand, this is a sad film, in that it's about two people who are just ... odd. They don't really fit in anywhere, and people don't understand them. Neither Oscar nor Lucinda are even anticipating (or aspiring) to be understood, and yet they find, and take comfort in, one another. Here is where the film turns from sad to joyful ... it is thrilling to see the surprise and delight they express as they discover that they have found their soulmates. I have to say that I found, in their story, a true (and hopeful) portrayal of love.