The Squid and the Whale - The Criterion Collection

Noah Baumbach writes and directs this off-beat comedy drama, based on his own experiences as a young boy growing up in the 1980s and trying to deal with his parents' divorce. Bernard (Jeff Daniels) is the father of an eccentric Brooklyn family who claims to have been a great novelist in his youth, but who has settled down to a teaching job in middle age. When his wife Joan (Laura Linney) discovers a writing talent of her own, her success makes Bernard jealous and splits the family apart, leaving their two young children to form new relationships with their separated parents.

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Documentaries: 'Behind 'The Squid and the Whale'', Interviews: Interview with Noah Baumbach, Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline and Laura Linney, Conversation about the score with Noah Baumbach and composers Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips; Audion footage, Trailers

Actors: David Benger, Molly Barton, William Baldwin, Anna Paquin, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, Halley Feiffer, Laura Linney, Jeff Daniels

Audio Languages: English

Duration: 81 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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