Scenic World War II romance between a Greek island beauty (the Spanish Penelope Cruz, with her unaltered native accent) and a music-loving Italian officer (Nicolas Cage, with an unsteady Italian one). Shades, or shimmers rather, of Mediterraneo -- though it ultimately turns much darker. Slow, somewhat soggy, but rewarding in modest amounts: some complexity of character and emotion; some interesting discomfort and open conflict between Axis "allies." Based on a novel by Louis de Bernières; with John Hurt, Christian Bale, Irene Papas, and David Morrissey; directed by John Madden. (2001) — Duncan Shepherd
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