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The Squid And The Whale
2005
Based on the true childhood experience of director Noah Baumbach and his brother, this quirky, offbeat and hilarious black comedy illustrates the real life struggles of a family splintered by divorce. The Squid and The Whale tells the story of the patriarch of an eccentric Brooklyn family who once had been a great novelist but .. Read more
| Starring | Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline |
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| Director | Noah Baumbach |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
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The Squid And The Whale
Based on the true childhood experience of director Noah Baumbach and his brother, this quirky, offbeat and hilarious black comedy illustrates the real life struggles of a family splintered by divorce. The Squid and The Whale tells the story of the patriarch of an eccentric Brooklyn family who once had been a great novelist but has settled into a teaching job. When his wife discovers a writing talent of her own, jealousy and bitterness divides the family, leaving two teenage sons to forge new relationships with their parents.
| Starring | Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, William Baldwin, Anna Paquin, Ken Leung |
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| Director | Noah Baumbach |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 17 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Language | English |
| Dubbed | Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | Spanish, Dutch, English, HIndi |
| Released | DVD: 07 Aug 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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41 out of 47 people found this review helpful
'Very Kafkaesque'
This film might not be for everyone - it deals with a family in Brooklyn in 1985 and the way a divorce impacts upon two sons.
Jeff Daniels brilliantly plays the father, a bitter, patronising intellectual struggling to get his novel published while his wife, played by the underrated Laura Linney is gaining recognition for her published work.
The two sons come to terms with the divorce in different ways and the style of film and budget mean that we feel very close to the characters and what they are doing.
The interplay between the four major characters is excellent and the eldest son, Walt searches desperately for his own voice while the youngest son looks to gain attention.
A rewarding film that with a serious central theme fits a fair amount of humour, pathos and satire into just less than 80 minutes. -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
I'm a Philisteen...
Not a film to watch if you're looking for a good laugh, this meanders around its central topic for about 80 minutes whilst feeling far longer. Some good performances and a few nice moments, but as the previous reviewer said, we were glad when it finished. As Bernard says... if we're the sort of people that don't appreciate films like this we must be Philistines (to rhyme with hill of beans).
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