So it's too bad that a woefully miscast Nicolas Cage -- sporting a ridiculous Italian accent -- nearly drags it all down. Luckily, John Hurt comes to the rescue with an ace performance. Following up ...

* why “Corelli’s Mandolin,” a title good enough to make the original Louis de Bernieres novel an international bestseller, had to be upgraded to include the protagonist’s rank; * why it took four ...

Alex Mugnaioni has worked at Shakespeare’s Globe, touring the Bard to North and South America, but only now is the actor making his West End debut, and in a work well away from the Bard. Beginning on ...

As fascist yet sensual invaders go, apparently none could hope to rival Mussolini's troops, portrayed in Captain Corelli's Mandolin as a veritable conga line of sun-glazed romantics who would much ...

WARWICK: A Pine Island man lived through the events depicted in the new movie 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin.' The summer movie "Captain Corelli's Mandolin," set on a Greek island during World War II, ...

WAR – what is it good for? Absolutely nothing, came the answer from the anti-war movement of the 1960s; and although that simple answer has sadly never told the whole truth, these two powerful shows ...

It takes guts to bring British writer Louis de Bernières’s much-loved book Captain Corelli's Mandolin to the stage — especially following a little-loved film adaptation that sank without a trace in ...

Novelist Louis de Bernières has recalled Nicolas Cage’s “horrendous” experience making the film adaptation of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin during a talk at Henley Literary Festival 2023. The author of ...

To judge by Captain Corelli's Mandolin, the Greek isles were the most popular wartime posting for the Italian invaders. Easy to see why. The "girls" come over on the troopships, too. Marching through ...

Succulently shot on the actual Greek locations, "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" strikes too many false notes on the dramatic side to add up to a satisfying emotional experience. But pic still boasts ...