Follows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
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Noah Baumbach
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Cast
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| Owen Kline | ... | Frank Berkman | |
| Jeff Daniels | ... | Bernard Berkman | |
| Laura Linney | ... | Joan Berkman | |
| Jesse Eisenberg | ... | Walt Berkman | |
| William Baldwin | ... | Ivan | |
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David Benger | ... | Carl |
| Anna Paquin | ... | Lili | |
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Molly Barton | ... | Graduate Student |
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Bo Berkman | ... | Graduate Student |
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Matthew Kaplan | ... | Graduate Student |
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Simon Kaplan | ... | Graduate Student |
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Matthew Kirsch | ... | Graduate Student |
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Daniella Markowicz | ... | Graduate Student |
| Elizabeth Meriwether | ... | Graduate Student | |
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Ben Schrank | ... | Graduate Student |
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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 up 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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16 December 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$1,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$279,938, 14 October 2005, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$7,362,100, 19 March 2006Company Credits
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Written by Ric Ocasek
Performed by The Cars
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
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In the scene where school official Ms. Lemon discusses Frank's behavior with Bernard & Joan, director Noah Baumbach's father, Jonathan Baumbach, can be seen through the glass window behind her. See more »Goofs
When the Berkmans are speaking to Walt's teacher about his plagiarism of the song "Hey You" by Pink Floyd during his performance during the talent show, there is a poster behind the teacher promoting reading featuring the WWE wrestler Hurricane (Shane Helms) who made his WWE debut in 2001. He was only 12 in 1986. See more »Crazy Credits
The end credits include this dedication: "For Mannie". See more »Soundtracks
DriveWritten by Ric Ocasek
Performed by The Cars
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
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More acutely than I've experienced in a long time, this film captures the process of personality inheritance within families. The interaction/influence between Bernard and Walt is almost painful to watch at times, but it's completely rich. Beyond just that father/son dynamic, the story is so poignant without ever getting sappy - a true accomplishment for a family drama involving divorce. Nothing hits you over the head. Nothing seems too forced. While there's plenty of confusion, discomfort, and alienation, a sense of love shines through, and I couldn't help but get attached to all of the characters. I recommend this film unconditionally.