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The Squid and the Whale is a 2005 American independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach and produced by Wes Anderson. It tells the semi-autobiographical story of two boys in Brooklyn dealing with their parents' divorce in 1986.
Dec 16, 2005 · A movie based on the director's childhood, starring Jeff Daniels and Laura Linney as a couple who split in 1980s Brooklyn. Their sons, played by Jesse Eisenberg and Owen Kline, deal with the fallout of their parents' separation and their own identity issues.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Noah Baumbach
- 2005-12-16
Oct 5, 2005 · A pair of brothers living in Brooklyn are caught in the middle of, and deeply affected by, the divorce of their erudite parents, Bernard (Jeff Daniels) and Joan Berkman...
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- Noah Baumbach
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- Jeff Daniels
Nov 3, 2005 · A movie about a family of writers and their messy divorce in Brooklyn. Ebert praises the film's humor and insight, but admits he feels envy for the boys' literary heritage.
A 2005 comedy-drama by Noah Baumbach about a family coping with divorce in 1980s Brooklyn. Features interviews, documentary, audition footage, and more extras on the Criterion edition.
- Bernard Berkman
The Squid and the Whale. Summaries. Follows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s. In 1986, In Brooklyn, New York, the dysfunctional family of pseudo intellectuals composed by the university professor Bernard and the prominent writer Joan split.
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Apr 5, 2006 · A comedy-drama about a mid-80s divorce and its impact on two Brooklyn brothers. The film features Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg and Owen Kline, and captures the period and the characters with wit and empathy.
