BETWEEN THE TEMPLES is a melancholy, bittersweet, romantic drama, written and directed by Nathan Silver. It stars RUSHMORE's Jason Schwartzman as a middle-aged bereaved Jewish cantor who is near suicidal and has lost his will to sing. Into this gloom steps his childhood music teacher, played by the iconic comedienne Carol Kane (THE PRINCESS BRIDE, SCROOGED). She discovers that she would like to have an adult Bat Mitzvah and so the tables are turned, and the pupil becomes the teacher. They strike up a friendship that becomes intimate but chaste. He seems to be unlocked and energised by it. She seems more reticent, especially when it becomes public. It is here that I felt the film sagged a little, unsure as to how to resolve its tensions. I also felt the grainy 16mm filming style was unnecessary and somehow distancing. But for all that, this is a film that is genuinely moving and wryly funny.
BETWEEN THE TEMPLES is rated R and has a running time of 111 minutes. It is available to stream.
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