Palindromes

Todd Solondz returns to “Welcome to the Dollhouse” and “Happiness” form with yet another uniquely wrought drama with traits of dark comedy. 12-year old Aviva Victor wants to be a Mom. She does all she can to make this happen, and comes very close to succeeding, but in the end is thwarted by her sensible parents. So she runs away, still determined to get pregnant one way or another, but instead finds herself lost in another world, a less sensible one, perhaps, but one pregnant itself with all sorts of strange possibility. Like so many trips, this one is round-trip and it is hard to say in the end if she can ever be quite the same again, or if she can ever be anything but the same again.

Palindromes was in competition Venice and Special Presentation at the Toronto Film festival and firmly confirms Todd Solondz’ position as one of the most prolific filmmakers of today. US theatrical release 2005. Received the prestigious Visionary Award at the Stockholm Film Festival, 2004!