The Squid And The Whale details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Jesse Eisenberg, William Baldwin, Laura Linney, Anna Paquin, Owen Kline, Ken Leung, Jeff Daniels |
| Director: | Noah Baumbach |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama - General |
| Studio: | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Squid And The Whale |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 17 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 07 Aug 2006 |
| Main languages: | English |
| Dubbed: | Spanish |
| Subtitles: | Dutch, English, Hindi, Spanish |
| Hearing impaired subtitles: | English |
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'Very Kafkaesque'
By JimmyConway from London , 31 Aug 2006[Highly rated reviewer]
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.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(156)Waste precious time!
By a customer , 24 Feb 2013Very uncomfortable to watch. I found the language of the youngest son unnecessarily profane and was disappointed with the parents obvious disregard of this. Unrealistic!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Sad but true.
By Kirkcudbright (22 reviews) , 03 Feb 2013Well I quite liked this, it's a bit 'original' in an american way, which is boring, but I love the scenes between the parents getting divorced. The interpersonal relationships in general have a ring of bitter truth to them. I would watch this again.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Squid and the Whale
By a customer , 07 May 2012Uncomfortable, dated crap about all the worst ways you could relate to your children in times of divorce. Not hilariously funny or particularly black just stupid.- Was this review helpful to you?
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not my cup of tea
By angoose (3 reviews) , 23 Jan 2012hmm, not for me, heavy subject matter too grim and not much lightness, a searing uncomfortable film if you like that sort of thing- Was this review helpful to you?
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good film
By lvwt (34 reviews) , 17 Dec 2011I had been wanting to watch this for years, since it was released, but for many reasons never had..
thankfully when I watched it, it didnt disappoint.
great performances from the whole cast... a rather predictable storyline once the marriage was broken, but great acting and engaging non the less.- Was this review helpful to you?
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