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PALINDROMES

Director:

  Todd Solondz
  

Year Released:

  2004

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Stephen Adly-Guirgis
  Ellen Barkin
  Matthew Faber
  Debra Monk
  + the 8 Avivas
Movie Haiku:Dark comedy: the odyssey of an individual point of consciousness in the fragmented post-9/11 world. “Palindromes” are word or number puzzles that read the same left-to-right & right-to-left. Here, “heroine” Aviva is an “I” stuck between American polarities. Film is very weird, very challenging & very good. WARNING: ADULTS ONLY! (For more, see Jan's WJD review in COLUMNS section.)

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  Yes

Haiku Posted:

  2005