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In writer/director Rob Weiss's New Jersey-set debut feature Amongst Friends, Mira Sorvino plays the ex-girlfriend of one of a group of friends who left the city so he wouldn't get caught up in the low-rent criminal activities of the rest of his group. When the friend returns to take her out of there as well, he finds that Sorvino's character is now...
Mira Sorvino starred in this winning love story about a woman whose boyfriend (Val Kilmer) has been blind all of his life but has an operation to restore his sight. The two must navigate his new outlook on life, as her boyfriend literally sees the world for the first time. At First Sightwasn't a financial success and does suffer from cliche, but So...
Mira Sorvino starred in Guillermo del Toro's creepy and masterful Creature Feature, Mimic. Sorvino plays a genetic scientist who creates a genetically defined bug to kill cockroaches that are carrying a deadly disease. The bugs begin to grow and learn how to mimic humans and set out to destroy mankind. RELATED: Every Mimic Movie Ranked, Worst To Be...
Antoine Fuqua's homage to the action films of John Woo, The Replacement Killersis a tight and exciting film that gives Mira Sorvino a great role as a forger who helps Yun-Fat Chow's hitman survive against a team of killers. Sorvino got a chance to be tough and participate in action sequences that were highly stylized and quite exciting. The film wa...
Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow were comic gold with their hit film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. It is a sweet and hilarious tale of two best friends who construct a lie to tell their fellow classmates during their 10-year high school reunion, as their lives haven't gone as planned. RELATED: The Highest Grossing Comedy Film For Each Year Of...
Spike Lee's Summer of Samis a masterful multi-character piece about a Brooklyn neighborhood facing one of the hottest summers on record while the "Son of Sam" killer is executing his murderous rampage in the city. RELATED: 10 Best Spike Lee Movies, Ranked According to IMDb John Leguizamo and Mira Sorvino star as a couple who have an up and down rel...
In the deep and gut-wrenching drama Reservation Road, Joaquin Phoenix and Jennifer Connelly, and Mark Ruffalo and Mira Sorvino, play two couples who are affected by a tragedy on their street. All four of the main cast hold this film together, with Sorvino being a particular standout, as it occasionally slips into melodrama.
In Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite, Mira Sorvino won her Oscar as Linda Ash, a porn actress and sex worker with a kind heart who dreams of finding Mr. Right and settling down to have a family of her own. Woody Allen tracks down his adopted son's birth mother and finds that it is Linda. Becoming enamored by her spirit, he tries to help her find true ...
Whit Stillman's extremely well-written character piece Barcelonaconcerns a man and his cousin who end up in Barcelona navigating their future and discussing women, politics, and life. This was a well-received film that showcased a good performance from Mira Sorvino as a woman who opens the lead character's eyes to a world beyond his Midwestern upbr...
Ted Demme's Beautiful Girlsis a soulful tale about a writer who is having a life crisis and returns home for a peaceful journey, only to find his old friends are having their own personal issues with their lives. The film is a Robert Altman-esque piece with a fantastic cast that includes Timothy Hutton, Matt Dillon, Uma Thurman, Natalie Portman, Ro...
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Feb 20, 2012 · Mighty Aphrodite is probably most remembered as the movie that won Mira Sorvino the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, a rare win for a comic performance. She won the award over Joan Allen for Nixon, Kathleen Quinlan for Apollo 13, Mare Winningham for Georgia (I have no idea who she is or what that movie was), and Kate Winslet for Sense and Sensibility.
Nov 3, 1995 · Written and Directed by. Woody Allen. Woody Allen's new comedy "Mighty Aphrodite" opens with a Greek chorus, standing in an ancient amphitheater and uttering dire warnings about those who would tempt fate. Indeed one of the tempters is Woody Allen himself, whose recent life has sometimes seemed drawn from Greek tragedy, especially as it applies ...
3 days ago · Mira Sorvino (born September 28, 1967, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American actress who won an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of a dim-witted but warmhearted prostitute in Woody Allen ’s Mighty Aphrodite (1995). Sorvino, the daughter of character actor Paul Sorvino, grew up in New Jersey.
RMH89JPB – Geliebte Aphrodite, (MIGHTY APHRODITE) USA 1996, Regie: Woody Allen, WOODY ALLEN, MIRA SORVINO, Stichwort: Hot Pants RF 2D4YB7N – Los Angeles, California, USA 25th March 1996 Actor Martin Landau and Supporting Actress Winner Mira Sorvino ('Mighty Aphrodite') attend the 68th Annual Academy Awards at Dorothy Chandler Pavilioin on ...
