Captain Corelli's Mandolin Movie Review 2001

Based on the novel by Louis de Bernieres, the film is set on the Greek island of Cephallonia during the early days of WWII. After numerous scenes of hearty Greek peasant life, the island is occupied by an aria-singing Italian army troop, led by mandolin strumming Captain Corelli (Cage). He moves into the local doctor's (Hurt) place and quickly falls for his daughter Pelagia (Cruz). The problem is that she's engaged to fisherman Mandras (Bale), a Greek partisan. Cage's over-done accent makes him sound like he's trying to sell you a pizza, but it matches the overwrought tone. Director Madden was signed late in pre-production after scheduled director Roger Michell suffered a heart attack.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 127 minutes.
Originally from British, United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Triangles, World War II, Military: Foreign, Otherwise Engaged, Island Fare, Military: Foreign, Greece--Modern

Screenplay

Shawn Slovo

Cast

Nicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz, Christian Bale, John Hurt, David Morrissey, Irene Papas, Patrick Malahide

Cinematography

John Toll

Director

John Madden

Music

Stephen Warbeck

Other

Peter Lindsay, Adrian Rhodes, Mick Audsley, Gary Freeman, Alexandra Byrne, Jim Clay

Producer

Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kevin Loader, Mark Huffam, Working Title Productions, Free Range Films, Universal Pictures