Product Details

• Actors: Josh Hartnett, Radha Mitchell, Gary Cole, Allen Evangelista, Sheila Kelley
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, French
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: December 12, 2006
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000J10KO6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,065 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Mozart & The Whale (Widescreen)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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MOZART AND THE WHALE - DVD Movie

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mozart & the Whale, November 30, 2006

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Jeanne M. Raimondo (Delaware) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart & The Whale (Widescreen) (DVD)

I attended a viewing of this movie with my daughter and my friend. My reason for going was for my grandson, who has Aspergers. I found this to be very uplifting, rewarding and a little sad at times. But it is a relief to know that my grandson has a very bright future ahead of him. We also had a chance to meet Jerry, who was very entertaining and really put my fears at ease. I would suggest this movie for anyone, so they can become more informed on the subject of Aspergers.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice love story that sugarcoats Asperger's, December 3, 2008

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Alan A. Elsner "Alan Elsner, author" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart & The Whale (Widescreen) (DVD)

Yes even autistic people want love and happy endings according to this sweet, often over-sugared romance about two people with Asperger's Syndrome who find they can live without their tics but not without each other.
Josh Hartnett delivers a strongish performance as the man obsessed with numbers (Rain Man lite) who lives in a crummy apartment with several birds and their waste products.
Radha Mitchell, though lovely, delivers a soft performance as the gal he loves. Her Aspberger's manifests itself in a weird barking laugh delivered at regular intervals and a hatred of the sound of metal clanging against metal.
This movie is laudable in that it tries to explain the lives of people born without the ability to relate to others in socially-accepted ways. Its problem is that it pretends the condition can be solved with a Hollywood-style ending. It trivializes the problem and reduces it to a few carefully calculated movie tics without ever penetrating the minds of its characters.
It's not unpleasant or objectionable -- just thin.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very touching, November 30, 2006

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A. Clayville - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart & The Whale (Widescreen) (DVD)

I saw this movie at a special screening in King of Prussia , PA . As also a mother of an aspie boy (7years old), Josh Harnett was brilliant in this and made me see what I can expect as my son gets older. This is a must see for people who are uneducated about the subject and of course for all of us who know or love someone with Asperger's.