Mandra (Greek: Μάνδρα, meaning "yard") is a town in Greece. It is near the east coast of the Greek mainland. It has mild summers and fairly cold winters.Mandra’s population now is around 15,000 and it’s quite famous for their big industrial zone, since it's very close to the capital of Greece. Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... This article is about the geomorphological/geopolitical term; MAINLAND is also a cheese brand owned by Fonterra, a New Zealand dairy company. ...
Mandras leaves Cephallonia to go to war, and upon Greece's defeat by the Axis the island is occupied by Mussolini's army.
One of the Italian officers is billeted with Dr. Iannis: Antonio Corelli, a high-spirited and generous young man who plays the mandolin like an angel and inspires impromptu opera performances among his troops.
After Mandras tries to rape Pelagia, he is very decisively rejected not only by Pelagia but by his own mother.
She is engaged to be married to Mandras (Christian Bale), a rather childish fisherman who can't read.
But before the two can tie the knot, Mandras is drafted into the war with many other Greek patriots who wish to defend their homes against the invading Italians.
Mandras is fighting somewhere in Albania and Corelli sits along the beach playing his Mandolin and singing opera.