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Released in 1995,Mighty Aphroditewas arguably Woody Allen's most successful film ... more

sinceHannah and Her Sistersalmost 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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Released in 1995,Mighty Aphroditewas arguably Woody Allen's most successful film ... more

sinceHannah and Her Sistersalmost 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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Woody's Greek Goddess

Advantages: Very Funny, Mira Sorvino is Excellent
Disadvantages: The whole Greek chorus thing

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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 ...
...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.

Linda, the natural mother, is played by Mira Sorvino, who puts in a powerhouse performance, something of a trademark for Allen’s leading ladies. Actually, she won an Oscar for best supporting actress as the damaged and dim Linda, who attempts to tough it through life with disarming honesty and naivety while covering ... more

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Mighty Aphrodite

Advantages: Excellent performance by Mira Sorvino
Disadvantages: Not his best film

Woody Allen plays sports writer Lenny who, with his wife Amanda (played by Helena Bonham Carter), adopts a young boy, Max. Soon, Lenny gets a little curious about Max's breeding and he heads over to the adoption agency to try and find out who the parents were, certain they're a pair of geniuses. Instead, the mother turns out to be Linda Ash, a hooker/porn star (played by Mira Sorvino). Shocked at the discovery to begin with, Lenny gradually accepts ...
...all he can to help her improve her situation. While all this is going on, Lenny regularly consults with imaginary characters from Greek tragedies. In fact, a Greek chorus even narrate the story from an outdoor theatre. Overall, it's a very upbeat and highly entertaining film which has plenty of funny moments. ...

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