noah baumbach take a loving ( oh . ) stab at his parent divorce and bring on by the hilariously immature antic of his father and and my writing professor and the ever pompous jonathan baumbach ( jeff daniel ) . brooklyn college be a hotbed of activism and liberal art when i first encounter jonathan baumbach ( rechristened bernard in the film and a sly wink at jonathan mentor and hero and bernard malamud ) . the arrogance and complete lack of self awareness be perfectly capture by daniel in his over the top performance which and amazingly and underplay the actual father . to call the picture patricidal be to completely miss the point while baumbach pere be so self centered and he likely see the film a an homage . baumbach sr. be a great writer while he receive good review in the literary journal and his book sell in the hundred . baumbach jr. and on the other hand and be a great filmmaker and and his movie ( the life aquatic ) be see by million . i be sure the father be disappoint that the son isn not pursuing tenure at a small ohio college . i saw this film in a cozy college theater at the toronto film festival . i half expect to run into jonathan baumbach and in his leather patch tweed jacket and preening for the audience and eye the coeds . funny and poignant . you will laugh and you will cry and you will want to choke the bastard .