2005 · comedy · drama
The Squid and the Whale
Directed by Noah Baumbach1h 21m2005
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
Our read: The Squid and the Whale (2005) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded comedy · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, steady, measured comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- sombre
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