Review of Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) by Andrea H — 03 Mar 2007

This film is lovely, but sad aswell. Nicholas cage is so good in this.

This review of Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) was written by Andrea H on 03 Mar 2007.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin has generally received mixed reviews.

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