The Squid and the Whale (2005)

Directed by

Noah Baumbach

Genre

comedy film, drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1,081 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two teenage brothers in 1980s Brooklyn struggle to cope as their parents go through a messy divorce. The film follows how the split affects each family member in different and personal ways.

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What happens

The Squid and the Whale is a 2005 American independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach and produced by Wes Anderson. It tells the semi-autobiographical story of two boys in Brooklyn dealing with their parents' divorce in 1986. The film is named after the giant squid and sperm whale diorama housed at the American Museum of Natural History, which is seen in the film. The film was shot on Super 16 mm, mostly using a handheld camera. At the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, the film won awards for best dramatic direction and screenwriting, and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. Baumbach later was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film received six Independent Spirit Award nominations and three Golden Globe nominations. Baumbach became one of the few screenwriters to ever sweep "The Big Four" critics awards (Los Angeles Film Critics' Association, National Board of Review, National Society of Film Critics, and New York Film Critics' Circle). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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