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The Squid and the Whale (2005) 7.4
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7.4/10 from 43,720 users
Metascore: 82/100
Reviews: 205 user | 155 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s. Director:Noah BaumbachWriter:Noah Baumbach |
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In 1986, In Brooklyn, New York, the dysfunctional family of pseudo intellectuals composed by the university professor Bernard and the prominent writer Joan split. Bernard is a selfish, cheap and jealous decadent writer that rationalizes every attitude in his family and life and does not accept "philistines" - people that do not read books or watch movies, while the unfaithful Joan is growing as a writer and has no problems with "philistines". Their sons, the teenager Walt and the boy Frank, feel the separation and take side: Walt stays with Bernard, and Frank with Joan, and both are affected with abnormal behaviors. Frank drinks booze and smears with sperm the books in the library and a locker in the dress room of his school. The messed-up and insecure Walt uses Roger Water's song "Hey You" in a festival as if it was of his own, and breaks with his girlfriend Sophie. Meanwhile Joan has an affair with Frank's tennis teacher Ivan and Bernard with his student Lili. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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EnglishRelease Date:
3 March 2006 (Turkey) See more »Also Known As:
A Lula e a Baleia See more »Filming Locations:
Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$43,776 (Brazil) (14 April 2006)Gross:
£506,477 (UK) (5 May 2006)Company Credits
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Written by Roger Waters
Performed by Pink Floyd
Courtesy of EMI Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
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Shot in 23 days. See more »Goofs
Frank Berkman complains that the writing desk his father gives him isn't suitable because it's a "lefty" desk. However, Frank later plays ping-pong holding the paddle in his left hand and spears his fork with his left hand indicating that he is, in fact, a lefty. See more »Soundtracks
"Hey You"Written by Roger Waters
Performed by Pink Floyd
Courtesy of EMI Records
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Not being a child from a product of divorce, after seeing this movie I can appreciate the push and pull that manifests from divorce. Now, I am positive that not all broken homes are this broken, but Noah Baumbauch creates an environment that makes you squirm and want to cry all at the same time. All of the performances are near perfection and are executed with utmost conviction. I find that Jeff Daniels is one of those actors who get better with every movie he does. He is completely unlikeable in this movie yet you feel for him and you want him to get it together. Very few actors can play a prick and yet you are rooting for him and there are a few points in the film where you even buy into his bullshit as much as his oldest son (played by Jesse Eisenberg) does. The Squid and The Whale is not the most uplifting of fare, but it is a must view for anybody who appreciates film, not movies, film.