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- BFI identifier557406
- Date2001 (Copyright)
2001-05-04 (Release) - Production countryUSA, France, United Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisBased on the novel by Louis de Bernières. Set on the island of Cephallonia, during the Italian occupation of Greece in World War II. About a mandolin-playing Italian army captain and his relations with the initially hostile local population, including a young peasant girl he comes to love. (Synopsis) When the Germans invade the Greek island of Cephalonia during the Second World War, Italian Captain Corelli infuriates many islanders with his jovial attitude and love of classical music. He eventually falls in love with the local doctor's strong-willed daughter Pelagia, but will the war prove too strong for their love? (Synopsis)
- Work historyNFT audiotape interview with John Madden and Shawn Slovo is available in the BFI National library.
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Title
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/3C05-2CAB-FB63-41B5-C05D-DCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
- Collections
- Scripts / DocumentsEphemera: publicity - PBS-557406
Unfilmable small pressbook held. Information folder held. For script see LINDY HEMMING collection.
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view all - ArticlesLiterature/Film Quarterly v33 n4 2005 - ArticleCineforum n410 December 2001 - Credits, ReviewVariety 30 Apr 2001 - Credits, Review, SynopsisSight and Sound v10 n1 January 2000 - Short ArticleEmpire n137 November 2000 - Previewview all
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- Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Work - 557406 - 2001 (Copyright)
USA - Film - Fiction
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