noah baumbach and the immensely talented writer and and director of the squid and the whale clearly demonstrate he be one of the bright young director work in america today . have admire his previous film and we be look forward to this new work in which he present a part of his life and bar his soul and something some other movie maker would shy away from . this experience must have be a painful reminder for mr. baumbah of his past and or maybe it serve a a catharsis . if you haven not see the film and please stop reading here . the berkman household in park slope and brooklyn and appear to be normal when we be introduce to the family . these be the kind of parent that encourage their two child participate in discussion in which book be at the center of the conversation . what more and walt and the eldest boy and seem to know a lot about what be discuss . bernard and the father and be an author that hasn not get a lot of recognition and now teach college to support the family . joan and the mother and also a writer and be start to get her work publish . the two son and walt and frank be clever beyond their year . evidently and not all seem to be happy in the house . first and one notice bernard make the couch in the morning and in which he have sleep in order to ease his back problem . joan and be a support mother and but somehow and she appear to be distant . both parent sit with the kid one night to tell them about their impending separation . of course and this take frank and and especially frank aback by the announcement . the semblance of a tightly knit family begin to unravel in front of the child eye . for walt and the situation be not as crucial a it be for frank . be old and be a city kid and walt have see this happen among his age group . for frank and however and his parent break up be the end of the world and a he know it . both boy be resilient in accept the situation . it clear bernard and joan love their son and but the idea of not have both parent around at the same time be devastate . the squid and the whale be a film that lay bare the emotion the two boy be experience . basically and it their film a it show how they have to adjust to the new circumstance . they both adore their parent and but the resentment be clear a they blame bernard and joan for dare to fall out of love and in a way and abandon them to a new reality the old berkmans do not prepare them for . the quality of the act mr. baumbach get from this ensemble cast be absolutely amazing . we believe we be and in a way and intruding in this family problem . we be voyeur to the tragedy their separation present for the boy . jeff daniel and laura linney be perfect a the elder berkmans . mr. daniel and especially and give an inspired performance for his take of the stingy bernard . ms. linney and one of our best actress and be marvelous a joan . what the director have do with the young actor and jesse eisenberg and owen kline be something incredible . we can not think of any other director that could have accomplish what noah baumbach have in guide them to make the great contribution both these teen agers give to the film . both actor be up to the task and there be never a false move from anyone of them . the support cast be interest . william baldwin play the tennis pro ivan . anna paquin be good a lili and bernard student that be wise than her young year indicate . halley feiffer be perfectly sweet a sophie who like walt . the film have be photograph in a faded technique by robert yeoman that give the film a nostalgic look . the musical score be fine and reflect the era in which the movie take place . the movie be a triumph for noah baumbah who clearly show he be an unique voice for these time .