In
the age-old tradition of storytelling, Louis de Bernieres weaves a tale of love
amidst the threat of violence and senseless brutality. Captain Antonio Corelli,
with a company of green Italian soldiers, occupies an idealic Greek island
(Cephallonia) upon orders from Mussolini. Since the islanders don’t put up a
fight and the war rages on elsewhere, Corelli busies his men by organizing them
into an operatic chorale.
With a duffle bag in
hand and a mandolin slung over his shoulder, the Captain lands on the doorstep
of the local doctor and demands that he be allowed to set up his headquarters
there. Under the suspicious eye of the doctor’s beautiful daughter, the doctor
and the captain come to an agreement. Thus begins a tenuous relationship
between the three of them that witnesses the many contradictions that
inevitably accompany war. Set against the backdrop of rock and sea, director
John Madden directs heavyweights Nicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz, John Hurt, and
Christian Bale, in this visually-stunning film that explores the themes of
cultural diversity, new love, old allegiances, heartbreak, and redemption.
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