Melinda and Melinda
2004 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 33,664 VOTES · DIR. Woody Allen
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,283 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:50 The essence of life isn't comic.
00:05:35 We have to furnish slowly cos we used up all our money.
00:08:31 She said she'd be coming to New York from... I can't remember, Chicago or Indiana
00:12:11 - I'm gonna be sick. - That's the best thing.
00:15:33 It's who you know. Life is all networking.
00:19:14 I told him I was gonna play a male character in the movie.
00:22:30 She grew up shopping and lunching. Her mother did, and her grandmother.
00:26:29 Tell the actors we're gonna do scene ten instead of 26.
00:29:49 I'm a very passionate person, so sex is very important to me.
00:33:57 - Why would you say that? - You've said it a hundred times.
00:37:36 Too late. Ball was in your court years ago. You ran in another direction.
00:42:03 My name is Ellis Moonsong. I am from Harlem, USA.
00:45:13 you're thinking to yourself, "Could I live in Barcelona?"
00:48:39 - Tequila's on the surgeon general's list. - Just be quiet.
00:52:19 - My neck? - Your neck.
00:56:11 And if you've never been arrested and put on trial, well, that alone is sentence enough.
01:00:34 - I haven't been to a dark bistro since college. - You'll love it. I've fallen in love there.
01:04:09 I almost wish this opportunity hadn't come up, you know.
01:07:51 I heard her say that she likes Art Deco -
01:12:20 And I couldn't resist the temptation just to go up and give it a little tinkle.
01:17:02 - Well, what makes you think so? - I just know it, OK?
01:20:30 I'm sure that they'll take after me and look very much like my mother.
01:25:48 What do you say we blow this joint and go back to your place?
01:29:38 - Jealous? Jealous of what? - Well...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,283
Dialogue density12.8 lines / min
First line00:01:50
Final line01:29:38
Production Record
DirectorWoody Allen
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$20,085,825
IMDb votes33,664