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"The Squid and the Whale" chronicles Baumbach's youth

You might expect "The Squid and the Whale," written and directed by "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" writer Noah Baumbach to be laden with humor. Of course, it has a funny luster, but the witty moments do little to mask what is, at heart, one of the saddest films to hit theaters this year.

Dec 08, 2005