Mighty Aphrodite [DVD]

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!

A really enjoyable comedy from Mr Allen. It is worth seeing the film just for the interaction of Woody Allen and Mira Sorvino - she deservedly won an oscar for this performance. The dialogue is funny and witty. Not so keen on Helena Bonham Carter's character I can't see why she would be with the Woody character in the first place but overall if you want a good laugh this is highly recommended.

I'm a big fan of Woody Allen and especially enjoy his films when he stars in them , there's wonderful interplay here between him and Mira Sorvino . They're ably backed by a great supporting cast and typically Allen quirky scenes. Very funny and entertaining.

This is a very funny film where husband (Allen) and his wife who are unable to have children adopt a baby. However, Allen then is plagued by a desire to find out who the birth mother is. A great story, lots of unexpected happenings along the way, and a wonderful ending.

Typical Woody Allen film. It's New York, Allen is kooky and a sports writer, the leading lady (Mira Sorvino, looking magnificent as a tart with a heart) is kooky. Not a lot happens but the human heart is revealed. Helena Bonham Carter is there as the somewhat underwitten stressed wife. A Greek Chorus is sometimes amusing, sometimes not. It only last 1.5 hours so why not watch it?

Probably not Woody Allen at his best, but still very good fun - I loved the sequences with the Greek chorus; and also the film was very thought provoking. I thought the basic premise of a man wishing to find out more about the parental background of the baby boy he has adopted with his wife, is an excellent premise for a film. But as the Greek chorus comment - is this really a good idea ? The ideas are explored in an entertaining fashion - maybe it is a five star film, I don't know, ... but then I found the story line of the wife-character trying to start up an art gallery a bit less than interesting.

Excellent movie, hilariously funny and well acted. The prostitue is played with great skill and humour 10/10.

I liked it EXCELLENT EXCELLENT BEST EVER

“Daddy, who’s the boss, you or Mommy?”“I’m the boss. She’s the decision maker, but I control the tv remote!”Some Woody Allen movies come across better than others. This one is great. All leave you in a better state of mind after watching than before you started watching. For someone as meek and gentle as Woody was formed in a ‘physical sense’ Woody is one of the strongest people who might have influenced the lives of many human beings. He calls his own shots and compromises little on his artistic insights. He knows casting, psychology, whatever business it takes to make and sell a film, and he is of course a very funny person.

色んなことを考えさせる作品です。まとまりが良すぎるのが変な作品になっておりますが、不快感はないので、これくらいが、映画には丁度いいのでしょう。ウディアレン監督は上手な味付けをつけて、本編を料理するので、とても味わいいいです。こんな風にはいかないよ、とおもいつつでも映画だもんな。と言うさらっとした良さがあります。

Un capolavoro del grande Woody Allen in lingua originale. Comico, profondo, sorridente, amaro, ... Non c'è un momento di stanca, gli attori sono in stato di grazia. Non riesco a trovare niente che non mi piaccia. Avevo questo film in VHS, l'ho ricomprato in DVD, e lo ricomprerei ancora...

Ich habe mir diesen Film geholt da Mia Sorvino hierfür einen Oscar bekam und ich den Film niemals im TV schauen konnte. Bin nicht der grösste Allen Fan ,aber waren doch ein paar nette Szenen darin. Eine klassische Momente, das durch die "griechischen" Momente noch gesteigert werden. Mal etwas anderes , als das heute übliche Sehverhalten. Wer sich darauf einlässt wird sich gut unterhalten fühlen.

ウッディはユダヤ人で、ユダヤ教やキリスト教を、描くのをためらったのでしょう、その代わりにギリシャ神話を、用いて描いているところが面白いし、南部女性のキリスト教徒の主人公がひどく描かれているところがユダヤ人らしいです。