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Title: Palindromes (2004)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Matthew Faber | ... | Mark Wiener | |
| Angela Pietropinto | ... | Mrs. Wiener | |
| Bill Buell | ... | Mr. Wiener | |
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Emani Sledge | ... | 'Dawn' Aviva |
| Ellen Barkin | ... | Joyce Victor | |
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Valerie Shusterov | ... | 'Judah' Aviva |
| Richard Masur | ... | Steve Victor | |
| Hillary B. Smith | ... | Robin Wallace | |
| Danton Stone | ... | Bruce Wallace | |
| Robert Agri | ... | First Judah | |
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Hannah Freiman | ... | 'Henry' Aviva |
| Stephen Singer | ... | Dr. Fleischer | |
| Rachel Corr | ... | 'Henrietta' Aviva | |
| Stephen Adly Guirgis | ... | Joe / Earl / Bob | |
| Will Denton | ... | 'Huckleberry' Aviva | |
A fable of innocence: thirteen-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 her plan 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. She takes a road trip from the suburbs of New Jersey, through Ohio to the plains of Kansas and back. Like so many trips, this one is round-trip, and it's 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. Written by Sujit R. Varma
I just saw this at SXSW in Austin, Tx on March 14, 2005 and all 1200 people in the Paramount theater had to laugh because if they didn't they would have to cry. Before the movie, Todd Solondz himself wished that we would enjoy this "fable/fairy tale". Though this movie has fable like qualities, I wouldn't suggest showing this movie to a kid unless you were interested in destroying the kid's morale. Every character in the movie is malignantly realistic and I lost count of how many times I put my hand over my mouth and shook my head trying to decide to laugh or scream. "Palindromes" has a totally unique way of looking at abortion, pedophilia, individualism, family and parenthood through the points of view of these well developed characters. Though we may not have wanted to experience these point of view, the character's acceptance of their own realities makes the viewer take another look at their reality.
I think this is a great movie for people with daughters. If this movie doesn't make you want to be a better parent then I guess there is no hope after all. Well, I'm finally closing in on 200 words, I could have definitely stopped after saying "people had to laugh because if they didn't they would have to cry."