The squid and the whale / written and directed by Noah Baumbach ; produced by Wes Anderson and Peter Newman ; producers, Charlie Corwin and Clara Markowicz ; Samuel Goldwyn Films, Sony Pictures Releasing International, and Destination Films present ; an Original Media and Ambush Entertainment presentation ; an American Empirical, Peter Newman-Interal production ; a film by Noah Baumbach.

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Two young brothers growing up in 1980s Park Slope, Brooklyn navigate the jagged contours of the divorce of their parents.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Squid and the whale (Motion picture)
Criterion collection ; 845.
Corporate Authors: Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm) (Production company)
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc (Production company)
Destination Films (Production company)
Original Media (Production company)
Ambush Entertainment (Production company)
American Empirical Pictures (Production company)
Peter Newman Productions (Production company)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Baumbach, Noah, 1969- (Film director, Screenwriter)
Anderson, Wes, 1969- (Producer)
Newman, Peter (Producer) (Producer)
Markowicz, Clara (Film producer)
Corwin, Charlie (Film producer)
Yeoman, Robert D., 1951- (director of photography.)
Wareham, Dean, 1963- (composer (expression))
Phillips, Britta, 1963- (composer (expression))
Streeto, Tim (Editor of moving image work)
Ross, Anne (Production designer) (Production designer)
Westcott, Amy (costume desinger.)
Daniels, Jeff, 1955- (Actor)
Linney, Laura (Actor)
Eisenberg, Jesse, 1983- (Actor)
Kline, Owen (Actor)
Baldwin, William, 1963- (Actor)
Feiffer, Halley (Actor)
Paquin, Anna (Actor)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional SDH English subtitles for the hearing-impaired..
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]
Edition:Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 845.
Subjects:
Brothers > Drama.
Marital conflict > Drama.
Children of divorced parents > Drama.
Brothers.
Children of divorced parents.
New York (N.Y.) > Drama.
Comedy films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films > United States.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Comedy films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Two young brothers growing up in 1980s Park Slope, Brooklyn navigate the jagged contours of the divorce of their parents.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Accompanied by a booklet featuring an essay, "4 way street", by critic Kent Jones, and a 2005 interview of Noah Baumbach featured in an issue of BOMB magazine by novelist Jonathan Lethem.
Special features on disc one: 2016 interview with Noah Baumbach. On disc two: 2016 interviews with actors Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, and Laura Linney ; New conversation about the score and other music in the film between Baumbach and composers Dear Wareham and Britta Phillips; Behind "The squid and the whale", a 2004 documentary featuring on-set footage and cast interviews; Audition footage; Trailers.
Call Number:PN1995.9.C55 S6853 2016 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for strong sexual content, graphic dialogue and language.
ISBN:9781681432298
1681432293
Credits:Director of photography, Robert D. Yeoman ; production designer, Anne Ross ; editor, Tim Streeto ; costume designer, Amy Westcott ; music by Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips.
System Details:DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
Cast:
Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, William Baldwin, Halley Feiffer, Anna Paquin.