Melinda and Melinda (2004)
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
Chiwetel EjioforEllis Moonsong
Will FerrellHobie
Jonny Lee MillerLee
Radha MitchellMelinda Robicheaux
Amanda PeetSusan
Chloë SevignyLaurel
Wallace ShawnSy
David Aaron BakerSteve
Arija BareikisSally Oliver
Josh BrolinGreg
Steve CarellWalt
Stephanie Roth HaberleLouise
Shalom HarlowJoan
Geoffrey NaufftsBud
Zak OrthPeter
