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The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Director: Noah Baumbach
Movie review
From Time Out New York
In writer-director Baumbach's brilliant tale of divorce, an ugly separation between a failed novelist (Daniels) and his successful writer wife (Linney) produces no end of emotional shrapnel. When the couple announce the split to their sons, each kid immediately takes sides: Teen Walt (Eisenberg) bunkers down in Pop's new Prospect Park apartment, while tennis-obsessed little brother Frank (Owen Kline) forms a spiky allegiance with Mom. Baumbach's usual ear for ultraurbane wit is in full effect here, but he's added a mercilessness to his repertoire that amplifies the humor and the pity tenfold.Author: DF
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Cast & crew
Director: Noah Baumbach
Producer: Wes Anderson, Peter Newman, Charles Corwin, Clara Markowicz
Cast: Laura Linney, Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg, owen kline, William Baldwin, Anna Paquin full cast
Duration: 81 mins
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