Mark Urman’s new distributor Paladin has acquired US rights to period romance “The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond and road movie Handsome Harry , bringing its initial slate to four. Paladin plans to screen The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond on the autumn festival circuit and book a late December awards qualifying run in Los Angeles and New York before expanding into top ten markets in early 2010. Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ellen Burstyn, Ann-Margret, Mamie Gummer and Will Patton star in Tennessee Williams’ period romance and Jodie Markell directed.