Melinda and Melinda

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.

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  Chiwetel Ejiofor

  Ellis Moonsong
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  Will Ferrell

  Hobie
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  Jonny Lee Miller

  Lee
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  Radha Mitchell

  Melinda Robicheaux
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  Amanda Peet

  Susan
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  Chloë Sevigny

  Laurel
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  Wallace Shawn

  Sy
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  David Aaron Baker

  Steve
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  Arija Bareikis

  Sally Oliver
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  Josh Brolin

  Greg