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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Directed by: Noah Baumbach
Featuring: Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, William Baldwin, Halley Feiffer, Anna Paquin
With excruciating honesty, The Squid and the Whale chronicles the experiences of two young brothers growing up in 1980s Park Slope, Brooklyn, as they navigate the jagged contours of the divorce of their parents, both writers. The acclaimed third feature by Noah Baumbach marked a critical development for the filmmaker as he turned toward an increasingly personal style—a move that garnered him an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay. Shot in Super 16 mm and featuring a quartet of nuanced, understated performances from Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, and Owen Kline, this comic and poignant drama, peppered with autobiographical elements, deftly captures the heartache and confusion of a fracturing family.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Interview, Documentary, Audition Footage, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- New interviews with Noah Baumbach and actors Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, and Laura Linney
- New conversation about the score and other music in the film between Noah Baumbach and composers Noah Baumbach and Dean Wareham
- Behind “The Squid and the Whale,” a 2004 documentary featuring on-set footage and cast interviews
- Audition footage
- Trailers
- A booklet featuring an essay by critic Kent Jones and a 2005 interview of Noah Baumbach by novelist Jonathan Lethem
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Release Credits
Producer: Jason Altman
Artwork: David Washburn
Release Notes on Restoration
The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are normal for this format. Director Noah Baumbach and director or photography Robert Yeoman supervised and approved this new digital transfer, which was created in 4K resolution on a DFT Scanity film scanner from the Super 16mm original A/B negative. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, and warps were manually removed using MTI Film’s DRS.
The 5.1 surround soundtrack was remastered from the 35mm original Dolby A magnetic tracks. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD and iZotope RX.
The 5.1 surround soundtrack was remastered from the 35mm original Dolby A magnetic tracks. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD and iZotope RX.