Elegant, elaborate costume drama, adapted from Peter Carey's Booker Prize-winning novel. Told in flashback, it's the tale of dotty English cleric Oscar Hopkins, a compulsive gambler, and his eventual meeting with his soulmate Lucinda. Travelling from Blighty to Australia as a missionary in an attempt to cure his addiction, Oscar must prove his love for the feisty, fiercely independent Lucinda by erecting an amazing floating church made entirely of glass. Spectacular scenery and a meticulous attention to detail.