A grief-stricken 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. The two forlorn souls develop a special connection.
Acting
Carol Kane's Carla—unhinged, vulnerable, impossible to look away from.
Direction
Nathan Silver's cramped framing makes intimacy feel claustrophobic.
Writing
Dialogue that wanders into mortifying territory and stays there.
Director
Nathan Silver
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Carol Kane was 71 during filming; her character's age is deliberately vague, letting her chaotic energy read as anywhere from 60s to 80s.
The film subverts the 'manic pixie dream girl' by making Carla older, messier, and the one who actually grows—while Ben remains stalled.
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