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The Squid and the Whale (2005) — Ligoscope

The Squid and the Whale

Film · 2005

The Squid and the Whale

81 min · Directed by Noah Baumbach · R

7.01,082
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Joint custody blows.

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.

Cast

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Bernard Berkman

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Joan Berkman

Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg

Walt Berkman

Owen Kline

Owen Kline

Frank Berkman

William Baldwin

William Baldwin

Ivan

Halley Feiffer

Halley Feiffer

Sophie Greenberg

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Lili

David Benger

Carl

Molly Barton

Graduate Student

Bo Berkman

Graduate Student

Matthew Kaplan

Graduate Student

Simon Kaplan

Graduate Student

Matthew Kirsch

Graduate Student

Daniella Markowicz

Graduate Student

Elizabeth Meriwether

Graduate Student

Ben Schrank

Graduate Student

Amy Srebnick

Graduate Student

Josh Srebnick

Graduate Student

Emma Straub

Graduate Student

Alan Wilkis

Graduate Student

James Hamilton

Man with Joan

Adam Rose

Adam Rose

Otto

Henry Glovinsky

Lance

Eli Gelb

Eli Gelb

Jeffrey

Crew

Director: Noah Baumbach
Producer: Reverge Anselmo, Miranda Bailey, Andrew Lauren, Charlie Corwin, Clara Markowicz, Peter Newman, Wes Anderson, Jennifer Roth
Writer: Noah Baumbach
Casting: Douglas Aibel
Editor: Tim Streeto
Cinematography: Robert D. Yeoman
Production Design: Anne Ross
Art Direction: Jennifer Dehghan
Composer: Britta Phillips, Dean Wareham
Sound: Lewis Goldstein
Costume: Amy Westcott

Details

Studios: Original Media, American Empirical Pictures, Peter Newman/Interal
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Certification: R
Release: October 5, 2005

Themes

uniformnew york citymuseumcoming of agewriterprivatebrooklyn, new york citytrystsemi autobiographicalbroken family1980s

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