the squid
and the whale
 Jeff
Daniels plays Bernard Berkman, the father of a Brooklyn
family, who claims to have once been a great novelist.
Bernard's wife Joan Berkman (Laura
Linney) is now claiming that she too has a writing
talent.
Both of them claiming they have a writing
talent leads to jealousy and eventual fighting. The
two teenage sons in the Berkman family develop different
relationships with each of their parents.
Joan ends up dating her younger son's
tennis coach, while Bernard chooses to have an affair
with the girl his older son is interested in.
The Squid and the Whale is nominated for
this year's Best Picture- Musical or Comedy Golden Globe.
Both Daniels and Linney are nominated for their roles
in the film.
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