Mighty Aphrodite (DVD, 2006)

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A New York sports writer is obsessed with finding the natural mother of his highly-intelligent adopted son. However, when he finally meets her she's not at all how he imagined...

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eBay Product ID (ePID)3950726

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ActorWoody Allen, Michael Rapaport, David Ogden Stiers, Mira Sorvino, Peter Weller, Helena Bonham-Carter, F. Murray Abraham, Jack Warden, Olympia Dukakis, Claire Bloom
Film/TV TitleMighty Aphrodite
DirectorWoody Allen
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time91 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen
Release Year2006
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Scene Access, With Subtitles
GenreGeneral, Comedy

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Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
AwardsBest Actress In A Supporting Role 1996 - Mira Sorvino
Additional InformationMIGHTY APHRODITE is Woody Allen's stab at Greek comedy/tragedy, and it is wildly successful. Allen stars as Lenny Weinrib, a sportswriter married to ambitious Amanda Sloan (Helena Bonham Carter), who desperately wants her own art gallery in New York City and is willing to play the game to get it. Amanda convinces a reluctant Lenny to adopt, and they end up with beautiful Max. Lenny soon becomes obsessed with finding out who Max's biological parents are, and he is not exactly happy when he discovers that the mother is a high-pitched actress wanna-be who is also a minor porn star and hooker (Mira Sorvino, in an Oscar-winning performance). Lenny is determined to turn her life around--but at the same time is forced to examine his own marriage, which is failing.<BR>Allen intersperses New York City vignettes with hysterical scenes of a Greek chorus, led by F. Murray Abraham, chiming in about Lenny's life, comparing it to Greek drama, and breaking out into song-and-dance numbers. The scenes in which the two worlds meet--both in New York and in the Greek theater, are wonderfully witty and incisive. This charming light comedy from Woody Allen also features fine cameo appearances by Olympia Dukakis, David Ogden Stiers, Jack Warden, and Tony Sirico.
ReviewsUSA Today - ...[Sorvino gives an] all-redeeming, possibly best-list-bound performance..., Entertainment Weekly - "...Laugh-out-loud funny .When Mira Sorvino's Linda is on screen, MIGHTY APHRODITE is alive with daffy erotic glee..." -- Rating: B+, Variety - ...A zippy, frothy confection....Dominated by a striking performance from Mira Sorvino....[She develops] a deeply sympathetic and appealing character...
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Sound sourceMono
Movie/TV TitleMighty Aphrodite

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