Its makers wouldn't describe it this way, but Captain Corelli's Mandolin may be viewed as a sort of Pearl Harbor for grown-ups. They both are love stories set against the backdrop of World War II. It ...
The 2001 war drama, directed by John Madden, was in production while Cage was mid-divorce from Patricia Arquette. Author de Bernières recalled feeling “sympathetic” for Cage on set. “Nic Cage was ...
Insomniacs take heart: The soothing sounds of "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" are an invitation to snooze away a couple of hours.For a film that sets out to show lust for life in the face of war, ...
Walking to work on the set of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin dressed as a Nazi officer, actor David Morrissey accidentally frightened a group of elderly Cephallonians who momentarily mistook him for the ...
A bungled screen version of Louis de Bernieres' cult novel, "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" was doomed from the moment Nicolas Cage was cast as the "life-devouring," Puccini-loving hero. Cage's ancestors ...
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 ...
NPR's Film Critic Bob Mondello says Captain Corelli's Mandolin, the week's big movie release, is a disappointment, taking a complicated novel and boiling it down to a passionless romance. But Mondello ...
Following a critically acclaimed UK tour, the brand-new stage adaptation of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin transfers to the West End for a strictly limited nine-week season. Cephalonia 1941. Captain ...