Mighty Aphrodite occurs as 1995 comedy film, written by, directed by and starring Woody Allen.

Allen plays Lenny, the sportswriter, who is married to Amanda (Helena Bonham Carter). Unable to keep close at hand tykes of their have, it adopt the infant. But, when a tike grows & shows rational abilities, Lenny becomes obsessed using them's birth parents, world health organization he is convinced come also brilliant.

But, Lenny finds a birth mother, Linda (Mira Sorvino), who occurs as prostitute & part-half-time eroticthe star by owning limited noetic interests and a heavy Up to date York accent. Lenny wants to free Linda from either her life, however must treat sustaining her pimp and a society world health organization feels morally superior to Linda because of her business life.

A plot is clearly according to a myth of Pygmalion, which was also explored in the George Bernard Shaw play of a same title & a musical comedy processed from either the play, My Fair Lady. Allen continues the authoritative theme by utilizing a Greek Chorus as a sounding board for his feelings for Linda. Allen as well utilizes a big height difference between himself Quint foot V inside (Unity.6Fivesome m) & Sorvino (5'X") for great comic effect.

Sorvino's performance won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.