Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)

Captain Corelli's Mandolin is a 2001 film directed by John Madden and based on the novel of the same name by Louis de Bernières. It stars Nicolas Cage and Penélope Cruz. The film was slated by critics on its release and disappointed fans due to the fact that it deviates somewhat from the plot of the novel. Image File history File links Captain_Corellis_Mandolin. ... Image File history File links Captain_Corellis_Mandolin. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Madden (born April 8, 1949) is an English director of theatre, film, television, and radio. ... Spoiler warning: Captain Corellis Mandolin is a novel by Louis de Bernières. ... Louis de Bernières (born London, UK on December 8, 1954) is a British novelist. ... Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Kim Coppola on January 7, 1964)[1] is an award-winning American actor. ... Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born April 28, 1974 in Madrid, Spain), better known as Penélope Cruz (colloquially shortened to Pe), is a Spanish actress. ...

Plot Summary

In 1941, Italy allies with Germany and ruthlessly conquers the much weaker country of Greece. On the remote Greek island of Kefalonia, an Italian artillery garrison is established to maintain order. One Italian officer, Captain Corelli, adopts an attitude of mutual co-existence with the Greeks and engages in such activities as music festivals and courting the daughter of a local doctor. In 1943, however, after Italy surrenders to the Allies and changes sides in the war, Captain Corelli must defend the Greek island against a German invasion. For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Kefalonia, also known as Cephallenia, Cephallania, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia (Ancient Greek: Κεφαλληνία; Modern Greek: Κεφαλλονιά or Κεφαλονιά ), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...

External links

• Captain Corelli's Mandolin at IMDB

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