Palindromes

Opens Wednesday, March 12, 2025

20th Anniversary 4K Restoration!

Dedicated to the main character of his earlier Welcome to the Dollhouse, Solondz’s audacious third feature follows 13-year-old Aviva Victor (played, over the course of the film, by eight different actresses, including Jennifer Jason Leigh), who longs for a love that always seems to elude her. She runs away from home on a quest that takes her to places she never knew existed, outside her insular world and into the expanses of her heart. With Ellen Barkin.

Official Selection: Venice Film Fesival, NYFF

“An experience to love, to hate, to fight with and to meld your mind with.” – Entertainment Weekly

“One of 2004’s best… the perfect abortion movie: kind, scary, fair, and with amazing musical numbers!” – John Waters

• Country USA
• Year 2004
• Running Time 100 minutes
• Format 4K Restoration
• Distributor Monument Releasing
• Director Todd Solondz
• Cast Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Faber, Angela Pietropinto, Bill Buell, Emani Sledge, Ellen Barkin, Valerie Shusterov
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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