Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda (1997), set in mid-19th-century Australia and based on a novel by Peter Carey, was also well received. Her later movies included the World War II drama Charlotte Gray (2001), which starred Cate Blanchett, and Death Defying Acts (2007), a fable about Harry…

…and Oscar and Lucinda (1988; filmed 1997) are more realistic, though Carey used black humour throughout all three. The later novels are based on the history of Australia, especially its founding and early days.