The Squid and the Whale (Criterion Collection) (2-DVD) R
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- Number of Discs: 2
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 21 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: November 22, 2016
- Originally Released: 2005
- Label: Criterion Collection
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg, Laura Linney & Owen Kline | |
Performer: | William Baldwin, Anna Paquin & Ken Leung | |
Directed by | Noah Baumbach | |
Music by | Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips | |
Screenwriting by | Noah Baumbach | |
Produced by | Wes Anderson & Peter Newman | |
Director of Photography: | Robert D. Yeoman |
Entertainment Reviews:
Noah Baumbach's spleen is directed at the second-rate pretending that they are first-rate. This is called "punching down" and in line with America's degraded values.
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Counterpunch.org
Baumbach has crafted this tale out of real love....[He] tells the story with great fluidity....It's a breakthrough work and one of the year's most powerful pictures.
Premiere
3 stars out of 5 -- [A] quirky take on familial breakdown....The performances are excellent.
Ultimate DVD
Try as he might to cut to the frayed nerves of a scene, Baumbach lets cuteness get in the way
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CinePassion
3.5 stars out of 5 -- All the performances are flawless....Without jerking tears or reducing the acid content of his wit, Baumbach's humane movie gets under your skin.
Rolling Stone
[I]t is poignant and focused on familial struggle....The young actors' performances are particularly haunting.
USA Today
Rating: 3/4 --
There is a lot of awkwardness, some genuine sadness, some tension-relieving humor, and just enough suggestion of potential growth to avoid either an overly dark ending or a phony feel-good one.
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Q Network Film Desk
Product Description:
Noah Baumbach's THE SQUID AND THE WHALE is an excruciatingly humane, often hilarious portrait of a disintegrating family in mid-1980s Brooklyn. Set in the stately yet off-kilter neighborhood of Park Slope, the film tells the story of the Berkmans, a quintessentially New York family struggling to keep things together. Family patriarch Bernard (Jeff Daniels) is a published author and writing teacher whose insecurity over his own lack of recognition continues to plague him. Meanwhile, his wife, Joan (Laura Linney), is grappling with her own sense of unsettlement. Their sons, who are caught in the crossfire, express their confusion in different ways: 16-year-old Walt (Jesse Eisenberg) tries to pass off Pink Floyd's "Hey You" as his own hit in the school talent show, while his 12-year-old brother Frank (Owen Kline) begins to explore his burgeoning sexuality and alcoholism. When Bernard and Joan finally decide to separate, the family must confront their unraveling situation head on.
Rarely has family dysfunction been captured so frankly and honestly as in THE SQUID AND THE WHALE. Baumbach claims his film is only semi-autobiographical, but, from the pitch-perfect writing and nostalgic tone, it feels as if we're watching home videos of the writer-director's past. Featuring an outstanding pop-music soundtrack (Bert Jansch, the Feelies, Lou Reed), the film also boasts performances that seem certain to earn end-of-the-year accolades.
Rarely has family dysfunction been captured so frankly and honestly as in THE SQUID AND THE WHALE. Baumbach claims his film is only semi-autobiographical, but, from the pitch-perfect writing and nostalgic tone, it feels as if we're watching home videos of the writer-director's past. Featuring an outstanding pop-music soundtrack (Bert Jansch, the Feelies, Lou Reed), the film also boasts performances that seem certain to earn end-of-the-year accolades.
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