Melinda and Melinda poster
Director Woody Allen
Screenplay Woody Allen

Melinda and Melinda

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

Release Date: 2004-12-22

Duration: 100 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Steve Carell
    Walt
  • Josh Brolin
    Greg
  • Amanda Peet
    Susan
  • Will Ferrell
    Hobie
  • Brooke Smith
    Cassie
  • Wallace Shawn
    Sy
  • Chloë Sevigny
    Laurel
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor
    Ellis Moonsong
  • Radha Mitchell
    Melinda Robicheaux
  • Jonny Lee Miller
    Lee