Melinda and Melinda

Melinda and Melinda is a 2004 American comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. It premiered at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. The film is set in Manhattan and stars Radha Mitchell as the protagonist Melinda, in two storylines; one comic, one tragic. The film began a limited release in the United States on March 18, 2005. Plot The premise of the film is stated by a group of four writers conversing over dinner at the beginning of the film. The question arises: Is life naturally comic or tragic? One of the four proposes a simple story (a distraught woman knocks on a door and disrupts a dinner party) and the two prominent playwrights in the group begin telling their versions of this story, one being comic and one tragic. Cast Radha Mitchell as Melinda Robicheaux Chloë Sevigny as Laurel Jonny Lee Miller as Lee Will Ferrell as Hobie Amanda Peet as Susan Chiwetel Ejiofor as Ellis Moonsong Wallace Shawn as Sy, the comedian Josh Brolin as Greg Earlinger Vinessa Shaw as Stacey Fox Steve Carell as Walt Arija Bareikis as Sally Oliver Matt Servitto as Jack Oliver Zak Orth as Peter Brooke Smith as Cassie Daniel Sunjata as Billy Wheeler Larry Pine as Max, the tragedian Andy Borowitz as Doug