Il calamaro e la balena

Brooklyn, 1980s, vinyl records spinning. A dysfunctional family splits, two young boys caught between warring parents, a giant squid poster looming. Baumbach revisits his own childhood.

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Noah Baumbach directed Il calamaro e la balena in 2005. See Noah Baumbach's full filmography, where to start with Noah Baumbach, or where to go after you've seen everything by Noah Baumbach.

Il calamaro e la balena was released in 2005 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 81 minutes.