Cephalonia 1941. Captain Corelli, an enigmatic young Italian officer, is posted to the idyllic Greek island as part of the occupying forces. Shunned by the locals at first, he proves to be civilised, ...

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 ...