Carol Kane and Jason Schwartzman Comedy ‘Between the Temples’ Sells to Sony Pictures Classics After Sundance Premiere
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all rights worldwide to “Between the Temples,” a comedy with Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane that earned strong reviews when it debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Directed by Nathan Silver, the film follows a forty-something cantor who is at a personal and professional crossroads. That’s when his grade-school music teacher re-enters his life as an adult bat mitzvah student, prompting the pair to form an unusual connection.
In a positive notice, Variety‘s Guy Lodge wrote, “Buoyed by the unlikely chemistry between its two stars, this alternately raucous and tender ‘Harold and Maude’ riff is the warmest work to date from microbudget auteur Nathan Silver.” “Between the Temples” will have its international debut at the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama section.
Schwartzman’s credits include “Rushmore,” “Asteroid City” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.” Kane is the Oscar-nominated star of “Hester Street” and has also appeared on “Taxi” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” The ensemble also includes Dolly de Leon (“Triangle of Sadness”), Caroline Aaron (“The Marvelous Mrs.
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