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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2004-12-22
- video_camera_front Companies Fox Searchlight Pictures, Gravier Productions
- timer Runtime: 100 Mins
- star Rating: 6.2 / 10
- favorite Likes: 472 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0378947
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smart_display Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ellis Moonsong

Will Ferrell
Hobie

Jonny Lee Miller
Lee

Radha Mitchell
Melinda Robicheaux

Amanda Peet
Susan

Chloë Sevigny
Laurel

Wallace Shawn
Sy

David Aaron Baker
Steve

Arija Bareikis
Sally Oliver

Josh Brolin
Greg

Steve Carell
Walt

Stephanie Roth Haberle
Louise

Shalom Harlow
Joan

Geoffrey Nauffts
Bud

Zak Orth
Peter

Larry Pine
Max

Vinessa Shaw
Stacey

Brooke Smith
Cassie

Daniel Sunjata
Billy

Matt Servitto
Jack Oliver

Andy Borowitz
Doug

Neil Pepe
Al

Michael J. Farina
Man With Dog

Christina Kirk
Jennifer

Alyssa Pridham
Acting Student

Katie Kreisler
Director

Quincy Rose
2nd A.D.

Rick Holmes
Party Guest

Michelle Durning
Party Guest

Rob Buntzen
Antique Shop Owner
groups Crew

Woody Allen
Director

Letty Aronson
Producer

Stephen Tenenbaum
Executive Producer

Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography

Alisa Lepselter
Editor

Juliet Taylor
Casting

Judy L. Ruskin
Costume Design

Jack Rollins
Co-Executive Producer

Charles H. Joffe
Co-Executive Producer

Helen Robin
Co-Producer

Helen Robin
Unit Production Manager

Richard Patrick
First Assistant Director

Dean Garvin
Second Assistant Director

Scott Kordish
Production Coordinator

Christie Mullen
Location Manager

Pietro Lorino, Jr.
Production Accountant

Sheila Waldron
Script Supervisor

Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto
Casting Associate

Amy R. Trachtman
Assistant Production Coordinator

Abby Bailey
Assistant Accountant

Steve Guilbaud
Payroll Accountant

Eric Wrolstad
Assistant Location Manager

Greg Conroy
Location Scout

John Spady
Location Scout

Janet Henry
Location Scout

Tom Warren
Art Direction

Regina Graves
Set Decoration

Daniel K. Grosso
Leadman

Glenn Lloyd
Art Department Coordinator

Paul Weathered
Property Master

R. Vincent Smith
Assistant Property Master

Danielle Giovanniello
Assistant Property Master

Michael Green
Camera Operator

David E. Baron
First Assistant Camera

Matt Balzarini
Second Assistant Camera

Elizabeth Hedges
Camera Loader

Kyle Rudolph
Steadicam Operator

David J. Thompson
Steadicam Operator

Brian Hamill
Still Photographer

Wayne Moss
Construction Coordinator

Ron Petagna Sr.
Head Carpenter

Ed Ferraro
Standby Carpenter

Julia Barraclough
Scenic Artist

Chinyere Ryan
Scenic Artist

Frankie Ritacco
Assistant Costume Designer

Michael Adkins
Wardrobe Supervisor

Winsome G. McKoy
Wardrobe Supervisor

Lori Hicks
Key Makeup Artist

Nuria Sitja
Makeup Artist

Wayne Herndon
Key Hair Stylist

Robert Fama
Hairstylist

Sara Corrigan
First Assistant Editor

Carl Turnquest
Projection

Gary Alper
Production Sound Mixer

Frank Graziadei
Boom Operator

Michelle Mader
Cableman

Michael Barry
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert Hein
Supervising Sound Editor

David Wahnon
First Assistant Sound Editor

Akil Wilson
Assistant Sound Editor

Sylvia Menno
Dialogue Editor

Dave Paterson
Sound Effects Editor

Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor

Coll Anderson
Foley Editor

Ryan Collison
Foley Recording Engineer

Nancy Cabrera
Foley Artist

Marilyn Teorey
Apprentice Sound Editor

Thomas Kodros
Dolby Consultant

Peter Tavis
Transportation Captain

Timothy J. Wood
Transportation Co-Captain

Eduardo Garabal
Location Assistant

Brian Lamia
Location Assistant

Derek J. Manganelli
Location Assistant

Karen E. Etcoff
Extras Casting

Julie Schubert
Casting Assistant

Santo Loquasto
Production Design

Morgan Neville
Assistant Editor

Woody Allen
Writer
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