Squid and the Whale, The
The patriarch (Jeff Daniels) of an eccentric Brooklyn family claims to once have been a great novelist, but he has settled into a teaching job. When his wife (Laura Linney) discovers a writing talent of her own, jealousy divides the family, leaving two teenage sons to forge new relationships with their parents. Linney’s character begins dating her younger son’s tennis coach
. Meanwhile, Daniels’ character has an affair with the student his older son is pursuing.
Title: Squid and the Whale, The
Release Date: 2005
Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Directors: Baumbach, Noah
- Actors:
- Kline, Owen as Frank Berkman
- Daniels, Jeff as Bernard Berkman
- Linney, Laura as Joan Berkman
- Eisenberg, Jesse as Walt Berkman
- Baldwin, William as Ivan
- Benger, David as Carl
- Paquin, Anna as Lili
- Barton, Molly as Graduate Student
- Berkman, Bo as Graduate Student
- Kaplan, Matthew as Graduate Student
- Kaplan, Simon as Graduate Student
- Kirsch, Matthew as Graduate Student
- Markowicz, Daniella as Graduate Student
- Meriwether, Elizabeth as Graduate Student
- Schrank, Ben as Graduate Student