Palindromes (film)

Palindromes
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTodd Solondz
Written byTodd Solondz
Produced byMike S. Ryan
Derrick Tseng
StarringMatthew Faber
Ellen Barkin
Emani Sledge
Valerie Shusterov
Hannah Freiman
Rachel Corr
Will Denton
Sharon Wilkins
Shayna Levine
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Narrated byMaggie Moore
CinematographyTom Richmond
Edited byMollie Goldstein
Kevin Messman
Music byNathan Larson
Production
companies
Celluloid Dreams
Extra Large Pictures[1]
Distributed byWellspring[1]
Release date
  • September 3, 2004 (2004-09-03)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesUnited States
France[1]
LanguagesEnglish
Hebrew
Box office$707,269

Palindromes is a 2004 American comedy drama film written and directed by Todd Solondz. Referencing Solondz's previous Welcome to the Dollhouse,[2] it was nominated for the Golden Lion award at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.

The protagonist, a 13-year-old girl named Aviva, is played by eight different actors of different ages, races, and genders during the course of the film, which features an array of secondary characters. The names of the characters Aviva, Bob, and Otto are all palindromes.

  1. ^ a b c "Palindromes (2004)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ Scott, A. O. (October 15, 2004). "Motherhood in Its Grim Permutations". The New York Times.