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Mighty Aphrodite [DVD] [1996]
enlarge	Director: Woody Allen Actors: Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, F. Murray Abraham, Helena Bonham Carter, Donald Symington Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Category: DVD List Price: ~~£14.99~~ Buy New: £2.80 as of 24/11/2009 18:29 GMT details You Save: £12.19 (81%) New (15) Used (2) from £1.32 Seller: worldwide_jenny Rating: 11 reviews Sales Rank: 6668 Format: PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 91 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5017188884310 ASIN: B00005U1XS Theatrical Release Date: January 11, 1996 Release Date: June 15, 2006 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review Released in 1995, IMighty Aphrodite/I was arguably Woody Allen's most successful film since IHannah and Her Sisters/I 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.p 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.p BOn the DVD:/B 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.--IPiers Ford/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 11 1 2 3 Next » FEEL GOOD FILM July 21, 2000 user152690@aol.com (Herts, United Kingdom) 5 out of 7 found this review helpful 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. Mira Sorvino is a stunning actress!! February 4, 2002 I. Herron (Scotland) 5 out of 7 found this review helpful 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. Mighty Aphrodite August 17, 2003 5 out of 7 found this review helpful 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. Woody Allen's best film June 4, 2008 dan the fan (england,uk) 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 low-brow bestseller.He uses the idea of the chorus from ancient greek literature as the voice of his conscience and makes a most unlikely series of events seem plausible and highly entertaining,and manages to make something that could have turned out as seeming very sordid,touching and memorable.He was helped in no small part by Mira Sorvino's brilliant (oscar winning) feat of acting in which she played the prostitute Linda as somebody who was like a cartoon character but who was still recognisable as a human being that the viewer would think could exist in real life.There are plenty of subtle and amusing twists and turns in the plot and you come away from this film feeling positive and optimistic about people and life in general.How this wonderful movie managed to inspire Woody Allen to come up with the dreadful film "Deconstructing Harry" a year later is beyond me! Woody sorts it all out March 15, 2000 Ben Elliss (Reading, UK) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful 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. Showing reviews 1-5 of 11 1 2 3 Next »

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