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Alex Mugnaioni has worked at Shakespeare’s Globe, touring the Bard to North and South America, but only now is the actor making his West End debut, and in a work well away from the Bard. Beginning on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to novelist Louis de Bernières, Nicolas Cage endured a time of turmoil while filming “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin.” The ...

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Louis de Bernières' novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin, about the German occupation of the Mediterranean during World War Two, was a smash hit when it came out in 1994, selling millions of copies and ...

The discovery of the long-lost report has reopened an investigation into the killings which inspired Louis de Bernieres’s book. The find has raised hopes in Italy that there might finally be some ...

A former Italian soldier regarded as the model for the hero of Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernières's bestselling novel set on the Greek island of Cephalonia during the second world war - ...

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When our title-role star's scheduled pre release publicity appearances began, Nicolas Cage seemed too distracted or befuddled to rationally discuss "Captain Corelli's Mandolin." My antenna went up. I ...

To judge by Captain Corelli's Mandolin, the Greek isles were the most popular wartime posting for the Italian invaders. Easy to see why. The "girls" come over on the troopships, too. Marching through ...

Things start on an intriguing note as World War II invades the quiet Greek island of Cephallonia, and Corelli (Nicolas Cage), an Italian captain, is billeted at the home of Dr. Iannis (John Hurt) and ...