Melinda and Melinda

2004 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 33,664 VOTES · DIR. Woody Allen

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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.
00:05:37 We could not go on in that one-bedroom. The piano ate up the living room.
00:08:44 Well, what can you do? We've all had friends drop in unannounced. Remember your aunt?
00:12:31 If I don't, I can't sleep.
00:15:55 Like Madame Bovary. It's not that St Louis isn't very beautiful.
00:19:40 He was very impressed with you, and you looked very sexy.
00:23:24 - You OK? - Yeah.
00:27:17 Well, I'm sure that you guys will figure it out, and I think it's very exciting.
00:31:25 So if I'm suddenly very busy and distracted, don't take it personally.
00:34:49 You think the silk one's sexier? So maybe I should wear this. Sex works best in the end.
00:38:41 Look, Melinda
00:43:16 although I brought my worst troubles on myself.
00:46:36 Don't be such a crab.
00:49:55 - You're the director. You say what goes. - Without him, there's no film.
00:54:04 I denied it in the trial, of course.
00:58:25 - You all right? You seem a little glum. - Lee got fired.
01:02:23 - Is that you? - No.
01:06:15 You're gonna act on this. I see it.
01:10:54 I played it with a limp.
01:14:34 - Hey. Stacey Fox. Why not? - Who?
01:19:02 Listen, even if your worst fears were true, you can'tjust go off the deep end.
01:23:46 It's sad, but we have to move on with our lives.
01:28:25 Stacey.
01:32:23 ...like that!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,283
Dialogue density12.8 lines / min
First line00:01:50
Final line01:32:23

Production Record

DirectorWoody Allen
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$20,085,825
IMDb votes33,664