Melinda and Melinda (2005)

  • PG-13
  • 03/18/2005 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • 1h 40m

Life can be a comedy or a tragedy, it all depends on how you look at it.

Overview

While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.

Woody Allen

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor's headshot

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Ellis Moonsong
Will Ferrell's headshot

Will Ferrell

Hobie
Jonny Lee Miller's headshot

Jonny Lee Miller

Lee
Radha Mitchell's headshot

Radha Mitchell

Melinda Robicheaux
Amanda Peet's headshot

Amanda Peet

Susan
Chloë Sevigny's headshot

Chloë Sevigny

Laurel
Wallace Shawn's headshot

Wallace Shawn

Sy
David Aaron Baker's headshot

David Aaron Baker

Steve

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