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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Way out of tune. Running time: 127 minutes. Rated R (violence, sex, profanity). At the Empire, the Lincoln Square, the Beekman, others. WE began this dismal movie season with one lethally bad World ...

The discovery of the long-lost report has reopened an investigation into the killings which inspired Louis de Bernieres’s book. The find has raised hopes in Italy that there might finally be some ...

Based on the best-selling novel by Louis de Bernières, CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN is adapted by Evening Standard Award-winner and Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominee Rona Munro and is directed by ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Books change their covers with alarming regularity these days, as publishers target new markets. It is, however, sometimes possible for bestsellers, due to their huge popularity and the publisher’s ...

Things start on an intriguing note as World War II invades the quiet Greek island of Cephallonia, and Corelli (Nicolas Cage), an Italian captain, is billeted at the home of Dr. Iannis (John Hurt) and ...