Directed by:
Todd SolondzCinematography:
Tom RichmondComposer:
Nathan LarsonCast:
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Faber, Ellen Barkin, Richard Masur, Hannah Freiman, Sharon Wilkins, Alexander Brickel, Debra Monk, Sydney Matuszak (more)Plots(1)
Palindromes is a fable of innocence: 13-year-old Aviva Victor wants, more than anything else in the world, to be a mother. She does all she can to make this happen, and comes very close to succeeding, but in the end her plan is thwarted by the authority of her parents. So she runs away, still determined to get pregnant one way or another. But instead Aviva finds herself lost in another world, a less sensible one, perhaps, but one pregnant itself with all sorts of strange possibility. Like so many youthful journeys of self-exploration, this one is cyclical and difficult to explain finitely – it’s hard to say in the end which direction Aviva will go, whether she will ever be quite the same again or if she can ever be anything but the same again. (Madman Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Jennifer Jason Leigh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/072/165072646_d47744.jpg)
Jennifer Jason Leigh
USA
Best movies:
Who Cares a Lot?: The Greatest Videos (1999) (music video)
Road to Perdition (2002)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Matthew Faber
Best movies:
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Ride with the Devil (1999)
![Ellen Barkin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267837_2db82b.jpg)
Ellen Barkin
USA
Best movies:
Down by Law (1986)
This Boy's Life (1993)
Up in Smoke (1978)
![Richard Masur](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098726_ba2ce6.jpg)
Richard Masur
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
Les Princes de la ville (1993)
Hannah Freiman
Best movies:
Palindromes (2004)
![Sharon Wilkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634029_b3efc2.jpg)
Sharon Wilkins
USA
Best movies:
I, Robot (2004)
Bad Boys 2 (2003)
We Own the Night (2007)
![Alexander Brickel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634030_f66edd.jpg)
Alexander Brickel
Best movies:
Palindromes (2004)
Satan's Little Helper (2004)
![Debra Monk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/248/159248346_59c755.jpg)
Debra Monk
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
Sydney Matuszak
Best movies:
Palindromes (2004)
![David Castro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/633/158633890_222410.jpg)
David Castro
USA
Best movies:
Where God Left His Shoes (2007)
Arranged (2007)
Bella (2006)
![Richard Riehle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274007_68c278.jpg)
Richard Riehle
USA
Best movies:
Casino (1995)
The Fugitive (1993)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
Hillary B. Smith
USA
Best movies:
Purple Hearts (1984)
Palindromes (2004)
It Had to Be You (2000)
![Chris Penn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267469_8a4f01.jpg)
Chris Penn
USA
Best movies:
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
True Romance (1993)
Short Cuts (1993)
Tyler Maynard
USA
Best movies:
Palindromes (2004)
Red Doors (2005)
Dark Horse (2011)
Will Denton
Best movies:
Kinsey (2004)
The Post (2017)
Palindromes (2004)
Bill Buell
Taiwan
Best movies:
Retour à Brooklyn (2000)
John Adams (2008) (series)
Duane Hopwood (2005)
Angela Pietropinto
USA
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
Running on Empty (1988)
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
John Gemberling
USA
Best movies:
Palindromes (2004)
A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)
I Love Dogs (2018)
Danton Stone
USA
Best movies:
Maria's Lovers (1984)
Beware the Gonzo (2010)
The Chosen (1981)
Maggie Moore (narrator)
Best movies:
The Visitor (2007)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995)