The Squid and the Whale

[Brian in Mesa]

The Squid and the Whale

Release Date: October 5, 2005 (NY; LA release: October 14)
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Director: Noah Baumbach
Screenwriter: Noah Baumbach
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for strong sexual content, graphic dialogue and language)
Website: The Squid and the Whale

Starring: Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, Halley Feiffer, William Baldwin, Alexandra Daddario, Eli Gelb, Henry Glovinsky, Anna Paquin, Adam Rose, Benjamin Smolen

Plot Summary: Bernard Berkman, the patriarch of an eccentric Brooklyn family, claims to have been a famous novelist but is now reduced to teaching. His wife Joan discovers a literary talent of her own, and it breaks up the family, leaving the two teenage sons, Walt, 16, and Frank, 12, divided between their parents. The wife starts an affair with her younger son's tennis coach, while the husband starts sleeping with a student whom his elder son is courting.

 

[jenna2891]

this hasn't come out here yet, has it?

 

[Brian in Mesa]

It's playing at Camelview right now.

I posted it now because it's up for a Golden Globe and didn't have a thread yet.

 

[Bada0Bing]

I just watched it. What a great movie. Definitely not for kids, the adult themes might be a little much for younger kids. The acting was so good, that sometimes I forgot I was watching a movie and it seemed as if I was watching a real family. It is based on the real life experiences of the writer, so the picture is set in 1986. The music that they chose from that time period was excellent and complimented the movie perfectly.