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Melinda and Melinda
UNITED STATES · 2004

Melinda and Melinda

Woody Allen
duality of perspective divorce and heartbreak substance abuse comedy versus tragedy parallel narratives
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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

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