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Mighty Aphrodite

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6.7/10 • 676

1995-09-131h 35m

ComedyRomance

Of all human weaknesses, obsession is the most dangerous, and the silliest!

When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.

Directors
Woody Allen
Editors
Susan E. Morse

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  1. Woody Allen

    Woody Allen

    Lenny

  2. Mira Sorvino

    Mira Sorvino

    Linda Ash

  3. Helena Bonham Carter

    Helena Bonham Carter

    Amanda

  4. F. Murray Abraham

    F. Murray Abraham

    Chorleiter

  5. Donald Symington

    Donald Symington

    Amanda's Father

  6. Claire Bloom

    Claire Bloom

    Amanda's Mother

  7. Olympia Dukakis

    Olympia Dukakis

    Jocasta

  8. Michael Rapaport

    Michael Rapaport

    Kevin

  9. David Ogden Stiers

    David Ogden Stiers

    Laius

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Wuchak

Jun 8, 2023

7/10

An older man befriends a kindhearted prostitute A Manhattan scriptwriter (Woody Allen) meets the young mother of his adopted boy, a hooker (Mira Sorvino), and tries to help her situation. Meanwhile, his wife (Helena Bonham Carter) is caught up in her ambitious work as a curator of art galleries, not to mention the serious flirting of a colleague (Peter Weller). A Greek chorus occasionally chimes in (F. Murray Abraham, etc.), linking the story to that of Oedipus. “Mighty Aphrodite” (1995) is a quirky comedy set in Manhattan, which is unsurprising with Woody at the helm. The heart of the plot, described in my title blurb above, is reminiscent of “Hardcore” (1979) minus the gravity. Both Helena and Mira were in their prime and look great in totally opposite ways. The flick is amusing, touching and ironic. I enjoyed the audacious Greek chorus element, something few filmmakers could pull off, but Woody does so effortlessly. The movie runs 1 hour, 35 minutes, and was shot in Manhattan with the Greek chorus scenes done at Teatro Greco on Sicily, Italy. GRADE: B

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$15,000,000.00
Revenue
$6,700,000.00
Keywords
prostituteadoptionadoptive fatherchildlessnesslooking for birth parentsadoptive motherillegal prostitutionchild