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On Thursday, Shout! Studios unveiled a first-look trailer for its upcoming comedy Language Lessons, announcing that it will open in Los Angeles, New York City, and select theaters nationwide September 10. The bittersweet, honest, and at times darkly funny dramedy centers on Adam (Mark Duplass), whose husband surprises…

Shout! Studios has acquired North American rights to Language Lessons, the drama that marks the feature directing debut of Natalie Morales. She co-stars with Mark Duplass, who also penned the script. The pic, which had its world premiere at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and won an audience award at SXSW, will now…

Despite all of the challenges that have come with the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 was a productive year for Natalie Morales. While appearing on screen in Netflix dark comedy Dead to Me and more, the actress also directed her first two features, Language Lessons and Plan B. The former title, which she also co-wrote and…

Whether by accident or design, the ultra-low-budget Language Lessons feels like a definitive film for the Covid-19 era, as the two main actors never appear in the same shot together until the very end. Seemingly created on two computers, this exceedingly modest tale of a Spanish-language instructor and pupil who meet…

EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Morales makes her feature directing debut with Language Lessons which will have its world premiere in the Specials section of the Berlin Film Festival next week. Written by Morales and Mark Duplass, the darkly comic drama is an exploration of platonic love. Duplass is also an exec producer along…