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 ...

A bungled screen version of Louis de Bernieres' cult novel, "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" was doomed from the moment Nicolas Cage was cast as the "life-devouring," Puccini-loving hero. Cage's ancestors ...

NPR's Film Critic Bob Mondello says Captain Corelli's Mandolin, the week's big movie release, is a disappointment, taking a complicated novel and boiling it down to a passionless romance. But Mondello ...

Insomniacs take heart: The soothing sounds of "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" are an invitation to snooze away a couple of hours.For a film that sets out to show lust for life in the face of war, ...

Its makers wouldn't describe it this way, but Captain Corelli's Mandolin may be viewed as a sort of Pearl Harbor for grown-ups. They both are love stories set against the backdrop of World War II. It ...

"Captain Corelli's Mandolin" with Nicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz. Directed by John Madden. Written by Shawn Slovo. Based on the novel by Louis de Bernieres. Rated: R, contains violence, war, nudity. In ...