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The Squid and the Whale
Comedy, Drama
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who appreciate sharply observed coming-of-age dramedies about family fracture, intellectual pretension, and the painful awkwardness of growing up.
- Tone
- melancholic, darkly comic, bittersweet
- Payoff
- catharsis, reflection
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- divorce, adolescence, family dysfunction, artistic ego, identity
- Setting
- 1980s, affluent Brooklyn family homes and cultural institutions
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