Palindromes (film)

Palindromes
Palindromes
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Todd Solondz
Written by	Todd Solondz
Produced by	Mike S. Ryan; Derrick Tseng
Starring	Matthew Faber; Ellen Barkin; Emani Sledge; Valerie Shusterov; Hannah Freiman; Rachel Corr; Will Denton; Sharon Wilkins; Shayna Levine; Jennifer Jason Leigh
Narrated by	Maggie Moore
Cinematography	Tom Richmond
Edited by	Mollie Goldstein; Kevin Messman
Music by	Nathan Larson
Production; companies	Celluloid Dreams; Extra Large Pictures
Distributed by	Wellspring
Release date	September 3, 2004;
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	United States; France
Languages	English; 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.

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

[afi-1] "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.

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