DVD
The squid and the whale
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, William Baldwin, Halley Feiffer, Anna Paquin.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2016]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (81 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for strong sexual content, graphic dialogue and language.
Summary
Two young brothers growing up in 1980s Park Slope, Brooklyn, navigate the jagged contours of the divorce of their parents, both writers.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Robert Yeoman and director Noah Baumbach ; 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.