It is 1941 and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is posted to th
e Greek island of Cephallonia as part of the occupying forces. At first he is os
tracised by the locals, but as a conscientious but far from fanatical soldier, w
hose main aim is to have a peaceful war, he proves in time to be civilised, humo
rous - and a consummate musician. When the local doctor's daughter's letters to
her fiance - a member of the underground - go unanswered, the working of the ete
rnal triangle seems inevitable.
But can this fragile love survive as a war of
bestial savagery gets closer and the lines are drawn between invader and defend
er?
