Mighty Aphrodite
Mighty Aphrodite is a 1995 American comedy film written, directed by, and co-starring Woody Allen, alongside Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Rapaport, and F. Murray Abraham. The screenplay was vaguely inspired by the story of Pygmalion and is about Lenny Weinrib's (Allen) search for his genius adopted son's biological mother, ultimately finding that she is a dim-witted prostitute named Linda Ash (Sorvino).
Plot
At the ruins of an ancient Greek theatre in Taormina, Sicily, a Greek chorus introduces and narrates the story of one Lenny Weinrib. Lenny is a sportswriter in Manhattan, married to the ambitious art curator Amanda. The couple adopts a baby boy and names him Max. As Lenny spends more time with Max it becomes evident that the child is remarkably gifted. Intrigued, Lenny becomes obsessed with uncovering the identity of Max's biological mother.
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| author | Woody Allen |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Woody Allen |
| editor | Susan E. Morse |
| events | prostitution |
| genre | comedy fantasy |
| keywords | ancient greek theatre ancient theatre of taormina art curator baby boy biological mother drive gift greek chorus id land manhattan married obsess porn star song and dance taormina toy store |
| musicBy | Dick Hyman |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
| producer | Letty Aronson Robert Greenhut |
| productionCompany | Sweetland Films |
| publisher | Miramax |
| recordedAt | New York City |
| theme | independent satirical |