The Squid and the Whale

Resource Information

The work The Squid and the Whale represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Normal Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The Squid and the Whale

Statement of responsibility

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 ; produced in association with Andrew Lauren Productions ; an American Empirical/Peter Newman-InterAL production ; a film by Noah Baumbach

Creator

• Squid and the whale (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Yeoman, Robert D., 1951-
• Destination Films
• Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Anderson, Wes, 1969-
• Baldwin, William, 1963-
• Baumbach, Noah, 1969-
• Corwin, Charlie
• Daniels, Jeff, 1955-
• Denby, David, 1943-
• Eisenberg, Jesse, 1983-
• Feiffer, Halley
• Kline, Owen
• Linney, Laura
• Markowicz, Clara
• Newman, Peter, (Producer)
• Paquin, Anna
• Phillips, Britta, 1963-
• Streeto, Tim
• Turan, Kenneth
• Wareham, Dean, 1963-

Actor

• Eisenberg, Jesse, 1983-
• Feiffer, Halley
• Kline, Owen
• Linney, Laura
• Paquin, Anna
• Baldwin, William, 1963-
• Daniels, Jeff, 1955-

Screenwriter

• Baumbach, Noah, 1969-

Composer

• Wareham, Dean, 1963-
• Phillips, Britta, 1963-

Cinematographer

• Yeoman, Robert D., 1951-

Director

• Baumbach, Noah, 1969-

Film editor

• Streeto, Tim

Producer

• Anderson, Wes, 1969-
• Newman, Peter, (Producer)
• Corwin, Charlie
• Markowicz, Clara

Subject

• Mothers and sons
• Fathers and sons -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Mothers and sons -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• New York (State) -- New York
• Fathers and sons
• New York (State) -- New York | Brooklyn
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs
• Family -- Feature
• Drama
• Comedy films
• Comedy films
• Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
• Children of divorced parents -- Drama
• Children of divorced parents -- Drama
• Children of divorced parents -- Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Children of divorced parents -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Children of divorced parents

Genre

• Feature films
• Family
• Drama
• Comedy films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs
• Films for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• eng
• eng

Summary

Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, the film tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s. The patriarch of an eccentric Brooklyn family claims to once have been a great novelist, but ultimately decided to settled into a teaching job. When his wife discovers a writing talent of her own, jealousy divides the family. The two teenage sons are forced to forge new relationships with their parents. Their mom begins dating her younger son's tennis coach. Meanwhile, dad has an affair with the student his older son is pursuing

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Robert Yeoman ; editor, Tim Streeto ; music, Dean Wareham, Britta Phillips ; costume designer, Amy Westcott ; production designer, Anne Ross

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for strong sexual content, graphic dialogue and language

Language note

Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1) or French (Dolby Surround) with optional subtitles in English or French

LC call number

• PN1995.9.C55
• PN1997

LC item number

• S6853 2006
• .S79 2006

PerformerNote

Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, William Baldwin, Halley Feiffer, Anna Paquin

Runtime

81

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action