Excellent

Rating: 8/10 (2 July 2003)

the performance of Nicholas Page, Penelope Cruz, John Hurt and Christian were superb. I think it could have had a more appealing title, there did not appear to be too much focus on the Mandolin playing. The special effects were outstanding, the massacre of the Italian prisoners and the earthquake and also seeing that famous Greek actress, Irene Pappas.The story itself kept you glued to the TV set, the effect of the war on a small Greek village, the romance of a German Officer with a Greek village girl that ended in the execution of the girl for collaborating. This movie could be seen over and over.