Mighty Aphrodite
A comedy film, written by, directed by and starring Woody Allen.
Allen plays Lenny, a sportswriter, who is married to Amanda ( Helena Bonham Carter). Unable to have children of their own, they adopt a child. However, as the child grows and shows intellectual abilities, Lenny becomes obsessed with the children's birth parents..
Lenny finds the birth mother, Linda ( Mira Sorvino), who is a prostitute with limited intellectual interests and a thick New York accent. Lenny wants to free Linda from her life, but must deal with her pimp and a society who feels morally superior to Linda because of her profession..
Allen uses a classical theme by having a Greek Chorus as a sounding board for his feelings for Linda. He also uses the large height difference between Sorvino (5'10") and himself 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) for comic effect.