Episode 231 - Captain Corelli's Mandolin

About this episode

Tom and Ryan review the historical drama Captain Corelli's Mandolin, discussing its cinematography, accents, and adaptation challenges.

We don't often get to review award-baiting, well-shot historical dramas on this show, but when we do we make sure they contain at least 50% Nicholas Cage. This time an Italian officer falls in love with a young woman on a Greek island in the middle of World War 2. But will the war tear them, or at least parts of them, apart? Join Tom and Ryan as they talk beautiful cinematography, less beautiful accents, and the difficulties of adapting novels to the screen. It's our review of Captain Corelli's Mandolin! Time stamps: 0:04:15 - Background 0:26:00 - Summary 0:41:25 - Notable Scenes 0:47:20 - The Good 0:54:30 - The Bad 1:08:45 - The Ugly 1:17:40 - Final Thoughts

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom, Ryan

Topics covered

• film
• historical drama
• World War 2
• adaptation

Keywords

• Nicholas Cage
• cinematography
• novel adaptation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Captain Corelli's Mandolin

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