The Squid and the Whale (Criterion Collection)

Based in part on his family's own story, writer/director Noah Baumbach's cutting comedy/drama follows the disintegration of the marriage between a Brooklyn college professor (Jeff Daniels) and his wife (Laura Linney) through the eyes of their sons: 16-year-old Walt (Jesse Eisenberg), who sides with his father, and 12-year-old Frank (Owen Kline), who finds his own way of coping with the stress-filled situation. Anna Paquin, William Baldwin also star. 81 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH); documentary "Behind ‘The Squid and the Whale’" (2004); featurette; interviews; audition footage; theatrical trailers. Two-disc set.