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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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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   5 of 6 people found the following review helpful: Mighty Aphrodite, 17 Aug 2003 By A Customer 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.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   5 of 6 people found the following review helpful: Mira Sorvino is a stunning actress!!, 5 Feb 2002 By  I. Herron "I_Get_All_The_Girls!!" (Scotland) - See all my reviews    This review is from: Mighty Aphrodite [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.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   5 of 6 people found the following review helpful: FEEL GOOD FILM, 21 Jul 2000 By  user152690@aol.com (Herts, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews This review is from: Mighty Aphrodite [1996] (VHS Tape) 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 performance. However the true star is the script. Allen has an incredible knack for writing funny dialogue and creating very distinct characters. The latter is probably not up to his usal standards in this film, but generally the actors are quite good. Directing wise, the film is very bland, i never really saw Allen's strengths as a director, more a comedy actor and writer. At the heart of this film, is the feel good factor which is present throughout the entire duration. It is arguably one of Allen's funniest films to date and i recommend it highly.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 7 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews 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 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 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