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| Mozart The Whale (Widescreen) | 
 enlarge | Director: Petter Naess
Actors: Josh Hartnett, Radha Mitchell, Gary Cole, Allen Evangelista, Sheila Kelley
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.94
Buy New: $4.67
You Save: $10.27 (69%)
Buy New/Used from $3.25
Avg. Customer Rating:  (32 reviews)
Sales Rank: 18974
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 94 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: COLD17104D
UPC: 043396171046
EAN: 0043396171046
ASIN: B000J10KO6
Release Date: December 12, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Funny, heartwarming April 27, 2008
This movie is funny, yet heart warming. It shows you what it's like to go threw life not fitting in with the "norm".
 Needed more clarity April 21, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was disapointed in this movie in some ways. I work with adults with aspergers and found it to be not so real in some ways. I would have liked to seen more on they both developed their relationships to be better and not so much on them being in bed and having intercourse. That to me was a turn down. I would have liked more of a way to show how they were able to cope together more and see more of the subtle ways of aspergers develope. Its a "3" star movie but its a ok version of aspergers if one does not know about them.
a unique love story March 19, 2008
Mozart and the Whale is, in some ways, a conventional love story, following a familiar romantic plotline. However, its two main characters, Donald and Isabelle, have unique outlooks on the world, since both have Asperger's, a high functioning form of autism. Both are savants; Donald has an extraordinary knack for numbers, while Isabelle is a gifted artist and musician. Despite their unusual abilities, they have a hard time coping with social situations and face other challenges associated with Asperger's. Isabelle gets extremely distressed by the sound of clinking glass, for example, and Donald reacts strongly when Isabelle surprises him by cleaning his apartment and moving his things. While fictitious, the movie--written by Peter Naess of "Rain Man" fame--is loosely based on the true story of Jerry and Mary Newport, an Asperger's couple. br /br /Radha Mitchell and Josh Hartnett both give excellent performances as Isabelle and Donald. Mitchell does a fine job of portraying a character who appears outgoing, if eccentric, on the surface but is very vulnerable underneath. Hartnett, for his part, skillfully captures Donald's social discomfort and awkward mannerisms. A talented supporting cast plays the members of the autism support group Donald leads. br /br /While Mozart and the Whale could have delved deeper into the world of Asperger's, the movie treats its subject with respect and sensitivity. Though the couple faces unique struggles, in many ways the challenges they wrestle with are ones that anyone can relate to in a relationship. Donald and Isabelle worry about revealing their true selves, wonder constantly what the other one is thinking, and deal with the stress of learning to share their lives. Ultimately, this is a story about finding acceptance.
A Glimpse in Asperger's, but sadly not a reality November 25, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An interesting look into a boy meets girl couple with Asperger's Symdrome ( or A.S., A type of autism that affect people socially) and their friends who are attending a meet-up the main male character set up to be with others like himself. Although it seemed to me, from knowing a couple of high-functioning people with AS (one an adult and one a child) as well as seeing those who are less functioning on the streets whenever in a larger city, that the higher functioning people in the movie seem a little bit extreme as far as physical nuances (although this could be from my limited experience?) They ending (well, actually the whole story) is a fairy-tale with a Hollywoodized ending. The amazing thing about these special people is that they *do* tend to speak their minds when opinionated, and they *do* stick in the mud when they are confronted, as well as freak out /or freeze when something is scary to them. BUT, as the director says in the commentary, which is VERY true, these people sometimes just blurt out what they feel, whereas we as a "civilized society" sometimes try to blur the issues, make up excuses, or if the other extreme, flat out lie about (or in) social situations, thus there is a lot of every one of us in these two amazing characters.br /br /IF you are emotionally true to yourself, this movie will make you laugh, make you cry and cringe. br /br /A beautiful story, which to a degree helps us get a glimpse of what Asperger's is about, only misses the family elements these people often grow up with, being told they are odd (at least), or worse being abused and discarded, or at the very least misunderstood and without a clue as to why, until and unless someone seeks treatment for them at an early age. (Our medical system could make testing for this part of a regular check-up, but hasn't yet.) Many not-so-well functioning people with Asperger's wind up on the streets talking to the walls, pushing shopping carts, and such, and are often though of as being psychotic. br /br /It's good that someone brought the issue to light, but much more needs to be done! Our medical system adding screening not only for Asperger's, but all types of autism at a young age can help these people get earlier treatment and thus help them function better within our society.br /br /If you know someone with Asperger's, it's likely you've probably misunderstood them, if you have a child with it, you've probably got people asking why kind of mother/father/grandparent are you that your child/grandchild would do such-in-such. Much of these behaviors can be corrected if these people get help VERY early on - the earlier the better! By teenage-hood and young adulthood, I understand from someone I know who has it, that it is more difficult to treat (I'd think because re-wiring the brain for using the cognitive to correct the social aspects of the disorder happens much more readily in children and per-teens, and is harder, but not impossible, with older people and adults.)br /br /I'm glad to see a film that shows two adults with A.S., BUT the reality is you can probably go to ANY city in the US and find someone (or many people) that have this disorder. While trying to learn more about a friend's disorder, I discovered in our area alone, there are around 100 people looking for help, a support group, whatever contact ad help they can get after a diagnosis of a child or even adults and teens looking for help. It's sadder to see those on the streets we might assume are schizophrenic , who might be much better with help, but more than likely were simply thought of as lazy, different, difficult, etc. when they were kids by the adults in their lives.br /br /Perhaps this film will start the ball rolling on autism awareness, as not all those who are autistic are rocking and spinning things!br /br /Thanks to those who put this movie out, especially for those who cannot or don't know how to ask for help, or that they might even need it! It's out in the DVD world (And I pray theaters soon!) I hope more will come from this, like the director of not only this film, but BTW he also directed Rain Man (You can see the similarities early in the movie!)br /br /Great movies and hope this director and others will catch on that the world needs more films like this, only perhaps not so sugar-coated as this was.
Good, but not for the whole family October 10, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
While the rating is PG-13, there are a number of R-Rated words; discussion about rape, sex, and penis size; a sexual encounter; and a suicide attempt. It is a movie we decided NOT to show our 8 year-old Asperger's diagnosed son.br /It provides a good insight into autism for most people, although the characters in the "group" are each a very specific and different autistic type: The Low-functioning Autistic, the introverted Asperger's, the Savant, etc. Since less than 0.5% of the population has Asperger's Syndrome (so Aspies are not all around you), few people truly do come into contact with the character types portrayed in the film.br /The typical story line of "couple meets... couple gets together... couple breaks apart... couple gets back together" would have done nothing for this movie without the autism hook.br /The actors and actresses did a pretty convincing job at portraying autism disorders. We could see our son and his friend (also Asperger's diagnosed) in some of their characters.br /A good movie if you know an Aspie. A good movie if you don't know one.
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