The Squid and the Whale
With excruciating honesty, The Squid and the Whale chronicles the experiences of two young brothers growing up in 1980s Park Slope, Brooklyn, as they navigate the jagged contours of the divorce of their parents, both writers. The acclaimed third feature by Noah Baumbach marked a critical development for the filmmaker as he turned toward an increasingly personal style—a move that garnered him an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay. Shot in Super 16 mm and featuring a quartet of nuanced, understated performances from Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, and Owen Kline, this comic and poignant drama, peppered with autobiographical elements, deftly captures the heartache and confusion of a fracturing family.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Robert Yeoman and director Noah Baumbach, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New interviews with Baumbach and 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 Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips
- Behind “The Squid and the Whale,” a 2005 documentary featuring on-set footage and cast interviews
- Audition footage
- Trailers
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Kent Jones and a 2005 interview of Baumbach by novelist Jonathan Lethem
New cover based on lettering by Leanne Shapton
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Robert Yeoman and director Noah Baumbach, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New interviews with Baumbach and 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 Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips
- Behind “The Squid and the Whale,” a 2005 documentary featuring on-set footage and cast interviews
- Audition footage
- Trailers
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Kent Jones and a 2005 interview of Baumbach by novelist Jonathan Lethem
New cover based on lettering by Leanne Shapton
Cast
- Jeff Daniels
- Bernard Berkman
- Laura Linney
- Joan Berkman
- Jesse Eisenberg
- Walt Berkman
- Owen Kline
- Frank Berkman
- William Baldwin
- Ivan
- Halley Feiffer
- Sophie Greenberg
- Anna Paquin
- Lili
Credits
- Director
- Noah Baumbach
- Written by
- Noah Baumbach
- Produced by
- Wes Anderson
- Produced by
- Peter Newman
- Producers
- Charlie Corwin
- Producers
- Clara Markowicz
- Executive producers
- Reverge Anselmo
- Executive producers
- Miranda Bailey
- Executive producers
- Greg Johnson
- Executive producers
- Andrew Lauren
- Director of photography
- Robert D. Yeoman
- Production designer
- Anne Ross
- Editor
- Tim Streeto
- Costume designer
- Amy Westcott
- Music by
- Britta Phillips
- Music by
- Dean Wareham
- Music Supervisor
- Randall Poster
Trailer for The Squid and the Whale
