Melinda and Melinda (2004)
Life can be a comedy or a tragedy, it all depends on how you look at it.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Ellis Moonsong
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Will Ferrell
as Hobie
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Jonny Lee Miller
as Lee
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Radha Mitchell
as Melinda Robicheaux
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Amanda Peet
as Susan
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Chloë Sevigny
as Laurel
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Wallace Shawn
as Sy
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David Aaron Baker
as Steve
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Arija Bareikis
as Sally Oliver
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Josh Brolin
as Greg
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Steve Carell
as Walt
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Stephanie Roth Haberle
as Louise
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Shalom Harlow
as Joan
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Geoffrey Nauffts
as Bud
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Zak Orth
as Peter
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Larry Pine
as Max
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Vinessa Shaw
as Stacey
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Brooke Smith
as Cassie
Crew
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Woody Allen
Director
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Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
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Alisa Lepselter
Editor
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Letty Aronson
Producer
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Woody Allen
Writer
