Novelist Louis de Bernières recalled that Cage was going through a "horrendous time" while filming the 2001 period piece. The 2001 war drama, directed by John Madden, was in production while Cage was ...

When did fascists become acceptable romantic heroes? The first instance was “The English Patient,” where we were meant to go all swoony at the romantic nobility of Ralph Fiennes’ saving Kristin ...

So it's too bad that a woefully miscast Nicolas Cage -- sporting a ridiculous Italian accent -- nearly drags it all down. Luckily, John Hurt comes to the rescue with an ace performance. Following up ...

Selling millions of copies and adapted into a 2001 film, Louis de Bernières' epic wartime novel, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, is a literary tour de force. Now inventively, if not entirely faithfully, ...

Alex Mugnaioni has worked at Shakespeare’s Globe, touring the Bard to North and South America, but only now is the actor making his West End debut, and in a work well away from the Bard. Beginning on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Towards the end of the discussion, talk turned to the film adaptation of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. The novel that inspired it ...

About two-thirds of the way into the World War II romantic drama Captain Corelli s Mandolin, people weren t only laughing, they were leaving. Maybe Nicholas Cage s Italian accent which wasn t so ...

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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 ...

When our title-role star's scheduled pre release publicity appearances began, Nicolas Cage seemed too distracted or befuddled to rationally discuss "Captain Corelli's Mandolin." My antenna went up. I ...

For those familiar with Louis de Bernieres' famous award-winning novel by the same name, this film may spell compromise in bold, blasphemous caps as Oscar-friendly British director John Madden ...

To judge by Captain Corelli's Mandolin, the Greek isles were the most popular wartime posting for the Italian invaders. Easy to see why. The "girls" come over on the troopships, too. Marching through ...