| ”Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” was adapted for the big screen in 2001, and directed by John Madden (also the director of the movie “Shakespeare in Love”), with actors Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz. |
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Italian officer, Captain Antonio Corelli, and a young Greek girl.
Corelli has come to the island with the Italian army and the most precious thing of its life is his mandolin.
Pelagia is the daughter of the doctor of the island (Doctor Iannis); she is an educated and strong-willed woman who falls under the charm of the Italian Captain.
Despite the young girl’s engagement with a young Greek fisherman, Corelli and Pelagia slowly fall in love and their f |
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With the intensification of the war, Corelli and Pelagia have to choose between their love and the allegiance to their countries. |
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