If you loved Operation Mincemeat, try Captain Corelli's Mandolin
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by John Madden, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama / War territory. If that's the register that drew you to Operation Mincemeat, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Captain Corelli's Mandolin is
A village divides itself between Axis occupation and Axis absences. A fisherman’s sweetheart finds herself unexpectedly charmed by the occupying commander who shares her love of music. So much for wartime melancholy—here the only casualties are rational decisions.

