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Mighty Aphrodite [DVD] [1996]

DVD ~ Woody Allen
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  • Actors: Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, F. Murray Abraham, Helena Bonham Carter, Donald Symington
  • Directors: Woody Allen
  • Writers: Woody Allen
  • Producers: Charles H. Joffe, Helen Robin, J.E. Beaucaire, Jack Rollins, Jean Doumanian
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
  • DVD Release Date: 15 Jun 2006
  • Run Time: 91 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005U1XS
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,571 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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



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Language: English, Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English
Widescreen 1.85:1

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Woody sorts it all out, 15 Mar 2000
By Ben Elliss (Reading, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mighty Aphrodite [VHS] [1996] (VHS Tape)
This isn't Woody Allen's best film in the last few years - it doesn't compare with the verite photography of 'Husbands and Wives', the accomplished storytelling of 'Bullets Over Broadway' or the cleverness of 'Deconstructing Harry'. But it works as a comedy, without breaking any really new ground. Allen stars as a neurotic New York sports columnist - so he's actually playing himself again. Unlike his earlier films, 'Mighty Aphrodite' sees him trying to sort out someone else's love life instead of his own; in this case, that of Linda Ash, a squeaky-voiced but likeable prostitute played by Mira Sorvino. Helena Bonham Carter also features as a totally convincing New Yorker - presumably paving the way for further American character roles (as in 'Fight Club'). Anyway: if you're a lover of Woody Allen's oeuvre, this one should be in your video collection.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mighty Aphrodite, 17 Aug 2003
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Mighty Aphrodite rates as my favourite Woody Allen film of all time. Both Woody and Mira (Sorvino) are simply great. The film looks good and sounds good too. Mira Sorvino plays the part of a hooker, she plays the part in an almost cartoonish way, whiched i just loved.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mira Sorvino is a stunning actress!!, 4 Feb 2002
By I. Herron "I_Get_All_The_Girls!!" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mighty Aphrodite [VHS] [1996] (VHS Tape)
This film is absolutely brilliant, wit, charm and great dialogue. Mira Sorvino steals pretty much the show as a hooker with a way with words and an unusual outlook on what she wants to do with her life. I wasn't a fan of Woody Allen's movies but after seeing this I gave him more of a look.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not exactly his best
The worst Woody Allen film I have seen so far, and I am working my way through all of them. None of the witty insights and complex characters of his other films. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. J. Hamilton

3.0 out of 5 stars Woody Allen sotto voce
I'm no Woody Allen expert, but Mighty Aphrodite strikes me as Woody in a minor key. Not exactly coasting, but not so far from it. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Humpty Dumpty

4.0 out of 5 stars a favourite Woody Allen film
I hadn't watched this movie for a few years and so I was pleasantly surprised that it hadn't lost any of it's appeal. Read more
Published 8 months ago by D. Virgo

5.0 out of 5 stars Woody Allen's best film
Mighty Aphrodite is the film in which Woody Allen gets the balance right between writing a script that is serious literature and mixing the serious literature with a modern day... Read more
Published 17 months ago by dan the fan

5.0 out of 5 stars FEEL GOOD FILM
I believe Allen has produced a wonderful film here in the shape of "Mighty Aphrodite". There is no doubt that Sorvino steals the show, with her magnificent and engaging... Read more
Published on 21 Jul 2000 by user152690@aol.com

4.0 out of 5 stars Moody Woody
Allen is beginning to see life in a positive way. This comedy says so much about life in general and about parental relations, geniusly put into a modern-life context, and with... Read more
Published on 9 Jul 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars Lazy Allen
Critics have increasingly talked about Woody Allen's films of the '80s and '90s in terms of diminishing returns. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2000 by robinparker55@hotmail.com

4.0 out of 5 stars Mighty Woody (or Allen Aphrodite)
Not a Woody classic but nevertheless this film has some hilariously funny scenes. One of the most memorable being when Linda, played by the delicious Mira Sorvino, describes to... Read more
Published on 5 April 2000

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