The Squid and the Whale (Special Edition)
by Noah Baumbach
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Actor: Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg, Laura Linney, Owen Kline, William BaldwinDirector: Noah Baumbach
Brand: Sony
Writer: Noah Baumbach
Producer: Andrew Lauren
Producer: Charlie Corwin
Producer: Clara Markowicz
Producer: Greg Johnson
Producer: Jennifer Roth
Producer: Miranda Bailey
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Portuguese (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 81 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-21
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of The Squid and the Whale (Special Edition)
Movie Review: Brilliant expose of contemporary Family life
Summary: 5 Stars
This is so far from Hollywood and deserves a wide audience. Cleverly crafted in that, quite frequently it feels like we're voyeurizing, until a barely detected shudder of the hand-held camera pulls us back to the film's artifice. Brilliant performances by all involved, considering that we're knife edged on the disclosure of embarrassing scenes of self disclosure from moment to moment. The hysterical, uproarious laughter by the unsympathetic wife, the pompous fraility of the father, the confession of the older boy that he'd assumed unacknowledged ownership of a Pink Floyd song because he felt he'd written it, just a few of the poignant scenes. Other reviwers are keen to lay out the script for you. But if you are ready to plunge, I'd recommend you jump now.
Summary of The Squid and the Whale (Special Edition)
When their parents announce that they are splitting up 16 year old walt & 12 year old frank are relegated to alternating weekends & a jumbled calendar of mom or dad nights. The kids are left to grapple with the confusing & conflicted feelings that arise from the sudden collapse of their parents marriage. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 01/22/2008 Starring: Jeff Daniels Laura Linney Run time: 81 minutes Rating: RThe Squid and the Whale follows the divorce of Joan (Laura Linney, You Can Count on Me) and Bernard Berkman (Jeff Daniels, The Purple Rose of Cairo) as it wreaks havoc on the emotional lives of their two sons, Walt (Jesse Eisenberg, Roger Dodger) and Frank (Owen Kline, The Anniversary Party). Though there's no plot in the usual sense, the movie progresses with growing emotional force from the separation into the bitter fighting between Joan and Bernard and the hapless, floundering behavior of Walt and Frank, who act out through plagiarism, sexual acts, and drinking. Some viewers may find the ending too diffuse; others will appreciate that writer/director Noah Baumbach (Mr. Jealousy) doesn't wrap up the messiness of life in a false cinematic package. Either way, viewers will appreciate how the specificity of the personalities makes The Squid and the Whale so compelling, as Baumbach has drawn the characters with such detail, both engaging and off-putting, that they leap off the screen. Naturally, he's greatly helped by the cast: Linney, Eisenberg, Kline, and especially Daniels bite into these often unsympathetic portraits and give fearlessly honest performances, interlocked in both painful and funny ways--rarely have family dynamics been captured so vividly. If there was an ensemble Oscar, this cast would deserve it. --Bret Fetzer
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