The Trailer for the Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane Bat Mitzvah Movie Is Here [Video]

We finally have a trailer for “Between the Temples,” the super Jewy oddball comedy starring Jewish actors Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane!

Per Kveller, “Kane plays Carla, a retired music teacher who has a new lease on life. She meets an old student, Ben Gottlieb, who is reeling from a devastating loss, taking shelter living with his two mothers and working as a cantor in the local synagogue, while both his faith and his spirit feel broken. He takes on the job of preparing Carla for her bat mitzvah, and the two form a tender romance.”

Though the film already sounds perfect in writing, the trailer teases a tangible tenderness and hilarity of Schwartzman and Kane’s performances. In one part of the trailer, Ben lays down in front of an 18-wheeler in an attempt to take his own life. “Keep going! Come on,” Ben darkly but uproariously yells at the truck driver when he stops, leaving …