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Palindromes Ever since she was small, Aviva has desperately wanted a baby. Now a teenager - with thoughts and feelings her well-meaning parents Joyce (Ellen Barkin, Drop Dead Gorgeous) and Steve (Richard Masur, The Thing) don’t quite know how to handle - she’ll stop at nothing to make that dream a reality. Played by a cast of rotating actors, including Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight) and Sharon Wilkins, Aviva’s journey towards motherhood never would run smooth. Bringing his trademark dry wit to another series of taboos, Todd Solondz’s portrait of middle-American girlhood interrogates the naivety and hypocrisy of the post-9/11 psyche that continues to shape US public life and policy. LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES 4K restoration from the original negative by the Museum of Modern Art approved by writer-director Todd Solondz 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio New interview with Todd Solondz by critic Hannah Strong (2025, 26 mins) New interview with actor Alexander Brickel (2025, 14 mins) Todd Solondz and His Cinema of Cruelty, a new video essay by critic Lillian Crawford (2025, 12 mins) Trailer Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Bence Bardos, extracts from the original press book, plus archival interviews with Solondz and composer Nathan Larson Limited edition of 2000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings Add all our June releases (Palindromes, The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost, World Noir 3 and La terra trema) to cart to receive 10% off. Discount automatically applied at cart. Ends April 9th. Year: 2004 Country: USA Cert: 15 Format: Blu-ray Region: AB RAD109BDLE EAN: 5060974682058 Release date: 23/06/25 Press: “Savagely funny” - Time Out New York “Brilliant and bold” - Roger Ebert “Dares to go places no independent film has” - Entertainment Weekly “Corrosively funny” - Vogue
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Palindromes (2005)
100 min
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 family, friends and neighbors.