The squid and the whale [videorecording]

Resource Information

The work The squid and the whale [videorecording] represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Coweta Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The squid and the whale [videorecording]

Statement of responsibility

written and directed by Noah Baumbach ; produced by Wes Anderson and Peter Newman ; producers, Charlie Corwin, 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

Creator

• Squid and the whale (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Yeoman, Robert D., 1951-
• Destination Films
• Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Sony Pictures Releasing International
• Anderson, Wes, 1969-
• Baldwin, William, 1963-
• Baumbach, Noah, 1969-
• Corwin, Charlie
• Daniels, Jeff
• trueEisenberg, Jesse, 1983-
• Feiffer, Halley
• Kline, Owen
• Linney, Laura
• Markowicz, Clara
• Newman, Peter, producer
• Paquin, Anna
• Phillips, Britta, 1963-
• trueWareham, Dean, 1963-

Actor

• Paquin, Anna
• Feiffer, Halley

Subject

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

Genre

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

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• eng
• eng

Summary

Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, 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

LC item number

S6853 2006

PerformerNote

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

Runtime

81

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action