Life can be a comedy or a tragedy, it all depends on how you look at it.
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.
Radha Mitchell Will Ferrell Amanda Peet Chloƫ Sevigny Chiwetel Ejiofor Jonny Lee Miller Wallace Shawn Arija Bareikis Josh Brolin Steve Carell Stephanie Roth Haberle Geoffrey Nauffts Zak Orth Larry Pine Vinessa Shaw Brooke Smith Daniel Sunjata Matt Servitto Andy Borowitz Neil Pepe Michael J. Farina Shalom Harlow David Aaron Baker Christina Kirk Alyssa Pridham Katie Kreisler Quincy Rose Rick Holmes Michelle Durning Rob Buntzen
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