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Captain Corelli's Mandolin

starring: Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, John Hurt, Christian Bale, Irene Papas
directed by: John Madden

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 0025192137822
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 05, 2002
Running Time: 131 minutes
Sales Rank: 14226
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 2001



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An acclaimed romance about a beautiful strong-willed greek woman whose heart is captured by an irrepressible italian officer with a passion for music. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 11/27/2007 Starring: Nicolas Cage Penelope Cruz Run time: 129 minutes Rating: R Director: John Madden

Amazon.com:
With this lavish follow-up to Shakespeare in Love, director John Madden proves himself a worthy craftsman of literary films, and while Captain Corelli's Mandolin may frustrate admirers of Louis de Bernières's densely detailed novel, it's a tastefully old-fashioned adaptation, preserving the novel's flavor while focusing on its love story set against the turbulence of World War II. Set on the Greek island of Cephallonia, the drama begins in 1940 with occupation by Italian troops, awkwardly allied with the Nazis and preferring hedonistic friendliness over military intimidation. That attitude is most generously embodied by Captain Corelli (Nicolas Cage), who is instantly drawn to the Greek beauty Pelagia (Penélope Cruz) despite her engagement to Mandras (Christian Bale), a resistance fighter whose absence leaves Pelagia needy for affection. Mandras's eventual return--and the inevitable attack by German bombers and ground troops--threaten to stain this Greek-Italian romance with deeply tragic bloodshed.

Accompanied by pensive serenades from the captain's cherished mandolin, the film charts the unlikely attraction of Corelli and Pelagia, whose wizened physician father (splendidly played by John Hurt) fears for the worst. Their love is uneasy (and Cage's miscasting doesn't help), but the island's beguiling atmosphere is as seductive to them as it is to the viewer, thus making the outbreak of violence--and a climactic earthquake--jarringly traumatic. Emphasizing nobility in war and the many definitions of love, the story's wartime context intensifies the film's admirable depth of emotion. Faults will be found by anyone who's looking for them, but Captain Corelli's Mandolin remains a sensuous, richly layered film that die-hard romantics will find hard to resist. --Jeff Shannon



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Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - for lovers of processed cheese, budwiser and walmart
Captain Corelli's mandolin is within a 2 hour period one of most wretched turds i have seen in quite ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent Love/ Drama
We really enjoyed this movie. PLUS for once the Region 1 DVD WORKED WELL IN AUSTRALIA (REGION4 Zone) ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - "CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN"-Nicholas Cage, Penelope Cruz, John Hurt
This is a great action film-love story filmed in the Greek Island of Cephalonia during the German and ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Re-claiming the joy in life
The film, based on the novel "Corelli's Mandolin", is a somewhat mixed product with some very good features ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Corelli's Magical Island
Captain Corelli's Mandolin is a touching love story about the suffering that people overcome to hold on to love. ... Read More

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