Ellen Barkin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rachel Corr
Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revolves around her fami...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 13, 2005
Stats: 755 reviews
It?s a bit complicated but its bold and very original! Typically disturbing while being quite tender, what will Solondz do next?
More than just a sequel to Welcome to the Dollhouse, this is a companion piece. Much more abstract than it's predecessor, Palindromes delves a little deeper into teenage sexuality and it's relationship with self image and self esteem. A very dynamic and off-beat f...( read more)
Poor 13 year girl can't have a baby, but REALLY wants one.
and you know what this is? the worlds smallest violin playing "my heart cries for you"
The most obvious thing to say right off the bat is that Todd Solondz is not for everybody. His films aren't afraid to explore the most perverse topics, and for that reason they make many viewers very uncomfortable and automatically dismiss them as filth. I, however, feel sorry fo...( read more)
This movie is totally good...if you like kids having sex with other kids, murdering adults, and other such things. For no reason the actors change, but the characters remain the same. I wanted more, because palindromes are neat. I got POOP.
Unique approach having a half dozen actresses play the same 13 yr old girl (to demonstrate that the character is representing all 13 yr old girls) who has a seemingly doting but out of touch mother (Ellen Barkin). The young woman gets preganant because she "loves babies" and her...( read more)
One of the most uncomfortable films I've ever had to sit through. It's completely sick, but unlike Solondz's other films it lacks the same kind of humor.
saw this movie a long time ago, it was pretty good, but i could never remember the name and it's been killin me for years.
Compared to Solondz other work I found this film a bit disappointing but it was still brilliant.
It's just shock for shock's sake. It doesn't linger in the imagination the way, say, David Lynch's shocking content often does; rather, you just want it to go away. full review
You do not emerge untouched from a Solondz film. You may hate it, but you have seen it, and in a strange way it has seen you. full review
Solondz likes to put the screws to moral hypocrisy. As always, he goes too far. As always, you don't want to look away. full review
It should be said that Solondz is an equal-opportunity misanthrope, mocking the garishly insensitive rah-rah-abortion mom, the thoughtlessly fanatical opposition, and everyone in between. full review
As intelligent as tacks in Jell-O, and likely as painful to swallow. full review
[Solondz] is a blazing original (despite his bland settings), he has a carefully considered point (despairing as it is) and he never denies humanity to even stupid or despicable characters. full review
The real problem, it seems to me, is not that Mr. Solondz goes too far, but that he seems to have no particular direction in mind, no artistic interest beyond the limitless ugliness of humanity. full review
Going out of the norm for movies, this film casts about several different girls to be the main character. From scene to scene you'll see a different actress as the main character.
Although it deals with a young girl’s attempts to get pregnant, it's quite an amusing film at the same time. It's very well done... worth a watch!!
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