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Description: Genre: Comedy / Theatrical Release: 1996 / Director: Woody Allen / Actors: F. Murray Abraham, Peter Weller ... / DVD ... more
Mighty Aphrodite (DVD) ... released 15 June, 2006 at Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Features of the DVD: PAL, Widescreen / Released in 1995, Mighty Aphrodite was arguably Woody Allen's most successful film since Hannah and Her Sisters almost a decade earlier. The story follows Allen's neurotic New York sports writer Lenny, who becomes obsessed with tracking down his adopted son's birth mother, Linda. His odyssey is narrated and commented upon with coruscating wit by a Greek chorus led by F Murray Abraham. Despite their dire warnings at his rather ham-fisted attempts at hubris, there is nothing tragic in the ultimately uplifting tale. Lenny eventually locates Linda (an Oscar-winning performance from the enchanting Mira Sorvino) and discovers that she's caught up in just about every aspect of the sex trade. Without revealing his reasons, he sets about improving her life with hilarious results. Sorvino is a wonder as the tall, alluring and vulnerable Linda, who talks with candid innocence of her adventures in vice (she offers a blow job as if it was a pound of apples) and clearly deserves a better hand than she has been dealt. Helena Bonham Carter, not entirely convincing as a driven Manahattanite, plays Allen's ambitious art dealer wife whom Lenny ultimately realises is the love of his life. And a host of stars including Claire Bloom, Gwenn Verdon and Olympia Dukakis (Jocasta) contribute shining moments to this intelligent and touching comedy. When the chorus bursts into "When You're Smiling" at the end, it's like the sun coming out. On the DVD: The widescreen (1.85:1) presentation gives the location-shot chorus scenes marvellous resonance, although the Dolby Digital mono soundtrack is occasionally rather flat. Both picture and sound quality, however, preserve the intimacy which is the trademark of Allen's finest work. There are no extras beyond a choice of subtitles and the usual scene selection menu.--Piers Ford

Newest Review: ... something of a trademark for Allen’s leading ladies. Actually, she won an Oscar for best supporting actress as the damaged ... more

 ... and dim Linda, who attempts to tough it through life with disarming honesty and naivety while covering up her hidden heartbreak over giving away her child. The dialogue is great, her timing superb, and killer lines are delivered in a shrill, grating accent that puts your teeth on edge. For what sounds a pretty stereotypical character, Linda actually has considerable depth, and goes a long way to explaining why the cream of Hollywood talent was queuing to appear in Allen movies at this time. With many attempts at...more

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Allmodcons
Premium Review Mighty Aphrodite (DVD): Woody's Greek Goddess (588 words)
by Allmodcons - written on 08/07/07 (Very useful, 148 readings)
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I’m in the process of replacing my videos on DVD, so here’s the latest… Mighty Aphrodite is an identity–based comedy from Woody Allen, where a man goes in search of his adopted son’s natural parents, and sets in motion an unexpected chain of events as a consequence. Lenny (Allen) is a sports writer married to Amanda (Helena Bonham-Carter), and they decide to adopt a child. As the child grows, he shows signs of exceptional ability and intelligence, and this leads Lenny to embark on a search to track down his parents. Upon doing so, he is only able to track the mother, who it turns out is a prostitute and adult film star, and the father is a mystery. ...

campusdog
Premium Review Pure Woody Allen with a twist... (392 words)
by campusdog - written on 26/04/02 (Useful, 70 readings)
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I studied Plato last year, as part of an English degree. We incorporated quite a few philosophers, in fact. Aristotle likes to come back and haunt us from time to time, and there's always room for a little Descartes. Sophocles slips in for a cup of coffee when the mood is right, and Nietzsche likes to pop up from behind and scare us when we least expect it. They have all done their bit in making the world look a little less foggy. Having said that, none of them have been able to say things more clearly and more precise than Woody Allen. I was just climbing over the wall into my teens when I first read 'Getting Even', Woody's funniest ...

KathrynMackinnon
Premium Review Mighty Aphrodite (DVD): Ignore the poster and rent this one.  (259 words)
by KathrynMackinnon - written on 19/11/00 (Very useful, 33 readings)
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Mira Sorvino's accent will crack you up, she plays her part beautifully and brings life and comedy to a character which is usually interpreted in a prejudiced way. A pretty irregular tale, yet so funny and touching, but not in the typical schmaltzy, Hollywood way because of the unusual subject. A couple adopt a baby, cracks appear in the marriage and husband Lenny goes in search of the mother of the child, who turns out to be prostitute and 'actress', Judy Cum, played by Mira Sorvino. He arrives at her house under the pretense of being a customer, he manages to escape seduction by saying he only wants companionship. They become good friends, and ...

 
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