Summary

This review was originally part of our coverage of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

Ben is a temple cantor, but he can no longer sing.

What Is ‘Between the Temples’ About?

Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane awkwardly embrace in Between the Temples.

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Ben is the way he currently is because his wife recently passed away.

Theres a sadness to the character, but also a heart that we empathize witheven at his worst.

Its this bond and these performances that makeBetween the Templeswork as well as it does.

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A cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student.

Between the Templescomes to theaters in the U.S. starting August 23.

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Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane sit on a couch in Between the Temples.

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Between the Temples

Jason Schwartzman