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Crossing Delancey (1988)
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Reviews Counted: 21
Fresh: 18
Rotten:3
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Amy Irving stars as Isabella Grossman in this enjoyable, slightly off-kilter romantic comedy from Joan Micklin Silver. A beautiful woman in her early thirties, Isabella works as the manager of New... Amy Irving stars as Isabella Grossman in this enjoyable, slightly off-kilter romantic comedy from Joan Micklin Silver. A beautiful woman in her early thirties, Isabella works as the manager of New York City bookstore, putting her in contact with a wide range of stellar literary figures. Among them is Anton Maes (Jeroen Krabbe), an egotistical European poet who, smitten, offers her a job as his personal secretary. However, it becomes clear that typing and filing were not what Anton had in mind, and Isabella is soon involved with him. But her grandmother, Bubbie (Reizl Bozyk), unhappy with Isabella's unmarried status, intervenes, contracting with a matchmaker (Sylvia Miles) to introduce her to a nice Jewish man. Isabella agrees to date pickle salesman Sam Posner (Peter Riegert), and, predictably, it doesn't go too well. Naturally, things are not always as they seem, and Isabella has to rethink some of her assumptions before she can find love in this charming, old-fashioned take on romance in the 1980s. [More]
Starring: Amy Irving, Peter Riegert, Sylvia Miles, Jeroen Krabbe
Starring: Amy Irving, Peter Riegert, Sylvia Miles, Jeroen Krabbe
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
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Reviews for Crossing Delancey
...an affable, thoroughly charming little romance that benefits substantially from Amy Irving's compelling performance.
A wonderful, refreshingly simple romantic comedy set amongst a cozy Manhattan backdrop,
The film's good intentions, light tone, and Amy Irving's likable performance can compensate only up to a point for Joan Micklin Silver's rambling direction and technical deficiencies.
Speaks softly but delivers some provocative observations on sexual politics, family pressures, loneliness, single life, love, and romantic fantasies.
Charming, almost sweet love story in which two young Manhattan natives find love in unexpected places.
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