The Squid And the Whale: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script) - Softcover

Baumbach, Noah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557047006 ISBN 13: 9781557047007

Publisher: Newmarket Pr, 2005

Synopsis

Exclusive to this Newmarket Shooting Script^® book are the film'saward-winning screenplay by writer/director Noah Baumbach, atouching introduction by Wes Anderson, a fascinating Q&A coveringBaumbach's career, plus illuminating scene notes describingcertain choices that were made to craft the final film, a specialcolor photo section, and the complete cast and crew credits.

Set in Brooklyn in 1986, The Squid and the Whale captureswith extraordinary immediacy the inner workings of the Berkmanfamily. Bernard (Jeff Daniels), a once successful novelist, and hiswife Joan (Laura Linney), an up-and-coming writer, have given upon their marriage.Their two sons Walt (Jesse Eisenberg), 16, andFrank (Owen Kline), 12, are left to grapple with their confusingand conflicted feelings.The experience is a tender, funny, and ultimatelymoving coming-of-age for Walt and a tortuously prematureone for Frank.The emotional tensions and strains that emergeduring this difficult period for the Berkmans are given a remarkablysubtle and nuanced portrayal.

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Review

"'This remarkable film, at once clear-eyed and emotional, personal yet unsparing, is a model of what independent films can achieve. Incisive, heartfelt and painfully funny.' Los Angeles Times. 'Beautfully written and heartfelt. A wonderfully perceptive character study.' Chicago Tribune."

About the Author

Noah Baumbach is the writer and director of Kicking and Screaming (1995) and Mr Jealousy (1998) and co-writer with Wes Anderson of Life Aquatic (2004) and the forthcoming Fantastic Mr Fox.

Edition details

• Publisher: Newmarket Pr
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557047006
• ISBN 13: 9781557047007
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 133