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Over a meal in a Chinese restaurant, Sy poses a conundrum to his fellow diners: Is the essence of life comic or tragic? For the sake of argument, he tells a story, which the others then embellish to illustrate their takes on life. The story starts as follows: A young Manhattan couple, Park Avenue princess Laurel and tippling actor Lee, throw a dinner party to impress Lee's would-be producer when their long-lost friend Melinda appears at their front door, bedraggled and woebegone. In the tragic version of what happens next, the beautiful intruder is a disturbed woman who got bored with her Midwestern doctor-husband and dumped him for a photographer. Her husband took the children away and she spiraled into a suicidal depression that landed her straight-jacketed in a mental ward. In the comic version, Melinda is childless and a downstairs neighbor to the dinner hosts, who are ambitious indie filmmaker Susan and under-employed actor Hobie. Back and forth the stories go, contrasting the destinies of the two Melindas.
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| Also Known As: |
Untitled (Woody Allen Fall 2003 Project)
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Genres: |
Comedy and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 39 min. |
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| Release Date: |
March 18th, 2005 (limited release) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for adult situations involving sexuality, and some substance material. |
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| Distributors: |
Fox Searchlight Pictures
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| Production Co.: |
Gravier Productions, Perdido Productions, Sweethearts Film Productions
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| Studios: |
Fox Searchlight Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$3,825,351 |
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| Filming Locations: |
New York, USA
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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