Christian Bale Captain Corellis Mandolin Was Bales Second Time Working With John Hurt After
He played an English boy who is separated from his parents and subsequently finds himself lost in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Bale has described his childhood, with respect to his mother being in the circus, as “interesting.” He recalled his first kiss was with an acrobat named Barta. His sister Louise’s work in theatre also influenced his decision to become an actor. Bale’s first foray into acting was a commercial for the fabric softener Lenor in 1982. The attention the press and his schoolmates lavished upon him after this took a toll on Bale, and he contemplated giving up acting until Kenneth Branagh approached him and persuaded him to appear in Henry V in 1989. Bale provided the voice for Thomas, a young compatriot of Captain John Smith, in Disney’s Pocahontas (1995) and in 1997 played Arthur Stuart in Velvet Goldmine, Todd Haynes’ tribute to glam rock. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin was Bale’s second time working with John Hurt, after All the Little Animals.
