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Captain Corelli's Mandolin

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Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 108 Fresh: 30  Rotten:78 Average Rating: 4.3/10
 
Consensus: The cinematography is gorgeous, but the movie plays it fast and loose with history and the novel it was adapted from. Mostly, the movie fails because the romance between the leads strains credulity and the story is largely uninvolving.
 

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Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins

Synopsis: Academy Award (R) winner Nicolas Cage (City of Angels) and Penelope Cruz (All About My Mother) star in Captain Corelli's Mandolin, an epic tale about the enduring hope of love and the devastating brutality of war, set amid the Italian occupation of Greece during World War II. The idyllic... Academy Award (R) winner Nicolas Cage (City of Angels) and Penelope Cruz (All About My Mother) star in Captain Corelli's Mandolin, an epic tale about the enduring hope of love and the devastating brutality of war, set amid the Italian occupation of Greece during World War II.

The idyllic beauty of Greece's Mediterranean coast has been invaded by Italy, bringing legions of soldiers to the once tranquil island of Cephallonia. Captain Antonio Corelli (Cage), an officer with an irrepressibly jovial personality and passion for the mandolin, initially alienates a number of the villagers, including Pelagia (Cruz). The daughter of the village doctor, Pelagia is an educated and strong-willed woman, and while at first offended by the Italian soldier's behavior, she slowly warms to his certain charms as they are forced to share her father's home.

When Pelagia's fiancee, a local fisherman, heads off to war, the friendship between Antonio and Pelagia grows even stronger. Her beauty and intelligence have captured his heart, and his fondness for the village's vibrant community causes him to question his reasons for fighting. Antonio becomes a part of the lives of the villagers, but the moment is fleeting. As the war grows ever closer, Antonio and Pelagia are forced to choose between their allegiance to their countries and the love they feel for one another-a love which must overcome tremendous odds, and endure the inevitable sacrifice which accompanies eternal devotion. -- © 2001 Universal Pictures [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, Christian Bale, John Hurt, David Morrissey

Director: John Madden
Screenwriter: Shawn Slovo
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kevin Loader, Mark Huffam
Composer: Stephen Warbeck

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May 2, 2002

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Rich Cline
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Fans will argue it's not as good as the book, but John Madden has delivered a pretty mooch around rustic, tranquil Cephallonia.

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I would love to know what kind of emotions were running through those who took part in the Cephalonia romances, and this movie doesn't help me much.

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Barbara Ellen
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In its own right the film works superbly.

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George Perry
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Clark Bender
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05/20/03
Jim Shelby
Palo Alto Weekly
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...Touching and at the same time brutal, brimming with the emotional conflict that surges within its characters.

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John R. McEwen
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A lot of talent was squandered on this incoherent grab bag of war-movie moments.

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Margaret A. McGurk
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A historical drama that simply fails to make convincing human connections.

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Mark Halverson
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Yet another WWII love triangle that suffers from bad acting, but looks great!

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