Melinda and Melinda

The story

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 & crew

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