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Article: Radha Mitchell: until recently, hers has been a story of promise. But now that she has the attention of the director who gave neurosis its sex appeal, she's on her way.
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- March 1, 2005
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In her latest film, Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda, Radha Mitchell plays the titular role of a troubled woman whose unexpected reunion with two college friends precipitates a series of calamities, betrayals, and psychological unravelings. If the movie sounds like a bummer, it is--but not entirely. The film tracks Melinda through two intermingled recountings of the same story, one decidedly tragic and the other unmistakably comic. Working opposite Will Ferrell, Chloe Sevigny, Amanda Peet, and Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mitchell delivers stirring soliloquies and neurotic rants with equal vigor. Here, the 31-year-old actress from Melbourne, Australia, who first gained notice ...