Captain Corelli's Mandolin Directed by John Madden Drama, Music, Romance, War R 2h 11m. With perpendicular wooden beams running the depth and width of a barren stage, above which copper-coloured sheets of metal rise from a herb-strewn rock to the “virgin light” of a Cephalonian sunset like crumpled love letters, Mayou Trikerioti’s minimal set like the inventive direction of the Tony and Olivier-nominated Melly Still is simple but striking. This year marks the 25th anniversary since Captain Corelli’s Mandolin was first published. ‘Captain Corelli’s Mandolin’ transfers to the Harold Pinter Theatre.I am from the ‘90s and in the ‘90s I love An Italian officer occupies a Greek home during WWII and falls for the daughter of a local doctor. By Stephen Holden. FILM REVIEW; A Mandolin Is a Weapon in a Laid-Back War. FILM REVIEW. There is much about this film that is wonderful and fantastic. I n Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, bug-eyed Captain Corelli (Nicolas Cage, channeling Face/Off’s Castor Troy rather than his inner Coppola) hopes to occupy Cephallonian babe Pelagia (Penélope Cruz) during Italy’s own 1940 occupation of Greece. Captain Corelli's Mandolin movie reviews & Metacritic score: A World War II drama about a beautiful Greek villager (Cruz) and the Italian soldier (Cage), part of … ... you could do worse than spend a couple of hours soaking up the scenery in ''Captain Corelli's Mandolin… This year marks the 25th anniversary since Captain Corelli’s Mandolin was first published. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Rose Theatre, Kingston, review: Louis de Bernières adaptation that’s liable to bring a lump to the throat FILM REVIEW. That is all you need to know. It is based on the 1994 novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières. FILM REVIEW; A Mandolin Is a Weapon in a Laid-Back War. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. This review is from the Rose Theatre Kingston. As a Louis de Bernieres fan, I have read the book and watched the film, I was thrilled and slightly sceptical to discover that the story had been made into a theatre play. CAPTAIN CORELLI’S MANDOLIN A review by Sammy Scribes. Captain Corelli's Mandolin 2001 ★★★★★ Watched Jan 23 , 2020 Vanessa Barnett’s review published on Letterboxd: The cinematography by John Toll (Cinematographer for Braveheart and Legends of the Fall, winning Oscars for both) is splendid. ... Was this review helpful to you? ©Rose Theatre Kingston. MRQE Metric: See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Captain Corelli's Mandolin is a 2001 war film directed by John Madden. It seems odd that the Louis de Bernières novel that launched a thousand holidays to Cephalonia (guilty as charged here) should have taken 25 years to come to the stage in a major adaptation. Movie reviews for Captain Corellis Mandolin. Nicholas Cage doing a hilarious Italian accent and playing a mandolin. Jul 29, 2014. Audience Reviews for Captain Corelli's Mandolin. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Captain Corelli's Mandolin at Amazon.com. This production of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, adapted by Rona Munro and directed by Melly Still, is ambitious in its attempts to capture the epic romance and drama of Louis de Bernieres’ celebrated novel. One day I should elaborate on my theory that Cage, who does about 10 movies every year, sometimes is fully aware of the crapness of the projects and plays up the ham for added laughter.