Think of it as the anti-PEARL HARBOR. Relying more on story and character than special effects, this moving adaptation of Louis de Bernières novel achieves everything that Michael Bay's empty spectacle could not. Greece, 1940: A small Axis force of mostly Italian troops arrives on the civilian island of Cephallonia and informs the mayor (George Kotanidis) that if he doesn't surrender, it will storm the town hall. And when the strongly nationalistic mayor defiantly refuses, the Italian commanders gather in a circle to discuss the matter in the most civil manner imaginable. Chief among the proponents of Italian civility is artillery captain Antonio Corelli (Nicola...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
120 mins