Squid and the Whale

'The Squid and the Whale' Director: Noah Baumbach (2005) Criterion Collection Blu-ray | 4K restoration

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.

Shot in Super 16mm 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.

Special features include:
- Interviews with cast and crew
- In-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
- An essay by critic Kent Jones and a 2005 interview of Baumbach by novelist Jonathan Lethem