Mighty Aphrodite

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Original title: Mighty Aphrodite
Year: 1995
Running time: 95 min.
Country: United States
Director: Woody Allen
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Music: Dick Hyman
Cinematography: Carlo Di Palma
Cast: Mira Sorvino, Woody Allen, F. Murray Abraham, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Rapaport, Claire Bloom, Olympia Dukakis, Jack Warden, Peter Weller, Dan Moran, David Ogden Stiers, Paul Giamatti
Producer: Miramax, Magnolia Pictures, Sweetland Films
Genre: Comedy. Romance | Prostitution
Synopsis: In New York, Amanda (Helena Bonham Carter) convinces his husband Lenny (Woody Allen) to adopt a child. Years later, after he proves to be extremely intelligent, the adoptive father sets out to find the biological mother who, he believes, must be a genius. Instead, he finds a young woman who is a prostitute (Mira Sorvino) with a scarred past and a very good heart.

Awards: 1995: Oscar: Best Supporting Actress (Mira Sorvino). 2 Nominations

1995: Golden Globe: Best Supporting Actress (Mira Sorvino)

1995: Nominated for BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Mira Sorvino)

1995: National Board of Review: Best Supporting Actress (Mira Sorvino)

1995: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actress (Mira Sorvino)

1995: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Supp. Actress (Sorvino)

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1995: Critics' Choice Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Mira Sorvino)

1995: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Screenplay

1995: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Sorvino)

1995: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Supp. Actress (Mira Sorvino)

1995: 2 David di Donatello Awards, including Best Foreign Film

Critics' reviews

"[It] can also stand solidly on its own merits. Ranking in the Allen canon somewhere around 'Alice' or 'The Purple Rose of Cairo'."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"The movie reveals its serious undertones while at the same time developing a plot that lends itself to slapstick (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"Clearly, Allen doesn't care to converse with us on that friendly, sleeve-tugging level anymore. Where there was once mordant wit—a dialogue of intellectual, clever secrets between him and us—now there's only nasty bite."

Desson Thomson: The Washington Post
"The subtext of Mighty Aphrodite is a neurotic’s nightmare: A man sees his life as a Greek tragedy while the rest of the world throws stones or just laughs and laughs."

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"[It] seems strangely impersonal (...) At best 'Mighty Aphrodite' plays like an elaborate intellectual rationalization for questionable, if not creepy, behavior.

Hal Hinson: The Washington Post
"While not up to the level of many of Allen's recent films, [it] is nevertheless an entertaining diversion. The comedy (...) is worthy of some laughs, and the movie has a good sense of irony (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"It's impossible not to remember details of Allen's private life that we'd all rather forget (...) Even so, both the director and his audience could have done without this tiresome apologia (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Harlan Jacobson: TV Guide
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