Sony Pictures Classicsannounced on Wednesday that it will releaseNathan Silvers acclaimed comedyBetween the Temples, starringJason Schwartzman(Asteroid City) andCarol Kane(The Dead Dont Die), in theaters nationwide on August 23.
The film will open against Zoe Kravitzs debut featureBlink Twice(Amazon MGM Studios), the animated pic200% Wolf(Viva Pictures), the remake ofThe Crowstarring Bill Skarsgard (Lionsgate), and the dramaThe Forgefrom Affirm Films.
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Slated to make its New York debut at Tribeca in June, after playing both Sundance and Berlin to great reviews,Between the Templesfollows Ben (Schwartzman), a forty-something cantor losing his voice and possibly his faith.
Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane in ‘Between the Temples’Sony Pictures Classics
Struggling to meet the expectations of his rabbi, congregation, and not one but two Jewish mothers (Caroline Aaron and Dolly de Leon), Ben finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as an adult bat mitzvah student.Silver and C. Mason Wells wrote the script for the pic, which also stars Robert Smigel (Leo), Madeline Weinstein (Beach Rats), and Matthew Shear (Mistress America).
The film is produced by Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page, and Nate Kamiya on behalf of Ley Line Entertainment, Adam Kersh of Fusion Entertainment, and Taylor Hess.
Exec producers are David Darby and Lauren Shelton on behalf of Ley Line Entertainment, Schwartzman, Kane, and Joshua Blum.
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Most recently releasing Minhal Baigs TIFF dramaWe Grown Nowon April 19, Sony Pictures Classicss slate for the year also includes a25th anniversary re-releaseof the thrillerRun Lola Runon June 7, the dramaDaddiostarring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn on June 28, and the Sundance picKneecapon the same-name Irish hip-hop trio on August 2.
