Mighty Aphrodite

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Mighty Aphrodite
Image:Mighty aphrodite ver2.jpg original film poster
Directed by	Woody Allen
Produced by	Charles Joffe
Written by	Woody Allen
Starring	Woody Allen Mira Sorvino F. Murray Abraham Helena Bonham Carter Michael Rapaport Claire Bloom Olympia Dukakis
Distributed by	Miramax
Release date(s)	September, 1995
Running time	95 min
Language	English
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Mighty Aphrodite is a 1995 comedy film, written by, directed by and starring Woody Allen.

[edit] Plot

Allen plays Lenny Weinrib, a sportswriter, who is married to Amanda (Helena Bonham Carter). Unwilling to have children of their own, they adopt a child. As the child grows and shows intellectual abilities, Lenny becomes obsessed with the children's birth parents, who he is convinced are likewise brilliant.

However, Lenny finds the birth mother, Linda (Mira Sorvino), is a prostitute and part-time porn star with limited intellectual interests and an incredibly squeaky voice. Lenny wants to free Linda from her life, but must deal with her pimp, Ricky (Dan Moran) and a society which feels morally superior to Linda because of her professional life.

The plot is clearly based on the myth of Pygmalion, which was also explored in the George Bernard Shaw play of the same name and the musical made from the play, My Fair Lady. Allen continues the classical theme by using a Greek Chorus as a sounding board for his feelings for Linda ^[1]. Allen also uses the large height difference between himself 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) and Sorvino (5'10", 1.78m) for great comic effect.

Sorvino's performance won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Allen was also nominated for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Woody Allen as a Greek from Frank Furnari's personal website

[edit] External links

• Mighty Aphrodite at the Internet Movie Database

v • d • e Films directed by Woody Allen

What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) • Take the Money and Run (1969) • Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1971) • Bananas (1971) • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972) • Sleeper (1973) • Love and Death (1975) • Annie Hall (1977) • Interiors (1978) • Manhattan (1979) • Stardust Memories (1980) • A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982) • Zelig (1983) • Broadway Danny Rose (1984) • The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) • Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) • Radio Days (1987) • September (1987) • Another Woman (1988) • New York Stories (1989) • Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) • Alice (1990) • Shadows and Fog (1992) • Husbands and Wives (1992) • Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) • Bullets over Broadway (1994) • Don't Drink the Water (1994) • Mighty Aphrodite (1995) • Everyone Says I Love You (1996) • Deconstructing Harry (1997) • Celebrity (1998) • Sweet and Lowdown (1999) • Small Time Crooks (2000) • The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) • Hollywood Ending (2002) • Anything Else (2003) • Melinda and Melinda (2005) • Match Point (2005) • Scoop (2006) • Cassandra's Dream (2007) • Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

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