Mighty Aphrodite (1995)

Mighty Aphrodite (1995) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Butaca Awards
David Donatello Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby TrueHD )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby TrueHD )
Spanish ( Subtitles )
Catalan ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Catalan ( Dolby TrueHD )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Collectors Edition
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Special Edition
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1995 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Woody Allen

Written By:
Woody Allen

Actors:
Woody Allen ..... Lenny
F. Murray Abraham ..... Leader
Helena Bonham Carter ..... Amanda
Donald Symington ..... Amanda's Father
Claire Bloom ..... Amanda's Mother
Olympia Dukakis ..... Jocasta
Michael Rapaport ..... Kevin
Mira Sorvino ..... Linda Ash
David Ogden Stiers ..... Laius
Jack Warden ..... Tiresias
Peter Weller ..... Jerry Bender
Rosemary Murphy ..... Adoption Coordinator
Steven Randazzo ..... Bud
J. Smith-Cameron ..... Bud's Wife
Jeffrey Kurland ..... Oedipus

Synopsis:

Sportswriter Lenny Weinrib and his wife adopt a baby from an anonymous mother. A few years pass, and Lenny starts to wonder about the woman. Curiosity quickly gets the better of him, so he steals files from the adoption agency and sets out to find her. He is eager partly because he wants to reunite mother and son, but mostly because he is neurotically obsessed with Greek tragedy (Is the mom a knockout? Will 'Oedipus Rex' relive itself, with Lenny as Oedipus' father?). Of course Lenny is dismayed, maybe even terrified, to find that Linda, the mother, is a beautiful $200-an-hour prostitute. So that he can fashion the proper mother-son reunion and save himself from what Fate seems to have in store, he determines to 'reform' Linda.

Lenny and Amanda have an adopted son Max who turns out to be brilliant. Lenny becomes obsessed with finding Max's real parents because he believes that they too must be brilliant. When he finds that Linda Ash is Max' real mother, Lenny is disappointed. Linda is a prostitute and porn star. On top of that, she is quite possibly the dumbest person Lenny has ever met. Interwoven is a Greek chorus linking the story with the story of Oedipus.

Comedy around a journalist and a gallery owner, who decide to adopt a child. Investigating the child's background they meet porn actress Linda and try to improve her life.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 25 August, 2025.