Woody Adjacent – Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg, Laura Linney & Noah Baumbach – The Squid and the Whale (2005)

Welcome back everybody to another instillment of Woody Adjacent!

 

this time we are switching things up a little and taking a Reddit Recommendation - particularly from the Woody Allen Subreddit, an awesome community if we do say so ourselves :)

 

As such, we’re diving into 2005’s The Squid and the Whale – a semi-autobiographical indie from writer-director Noah Baumbach - this movie explores the painful unraveling of a marriage and the lasting emotional effects on the two teenage sons caught up in the fallout.

 

With some really great performances across the board, this episode clearly contains two previous Woody Alumni in a film that blends dark humour with brutal honesty that definitely echoes some Woody Allen DNA - Let’s get into it!

 

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Director Interview Mentioned / Played in Podcast:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubckvIqxBW0

 

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For full cast details, user reviews, and more background on the film, check out:

 

📌 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Squid_and_the_Whale

 

📌 IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367089/

 

📌 Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/squid_and_the_whale

 

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