Film

Crossing Delancey 1988

Directed by Joan Micklin Silver

  • Comedy, Romance
  • 97 min
  • PG

A funny movie about getting serious.

Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that of her grandmother on the Lower East Side. While her grandmother plots to find her a romantic match, Isabelle is courted by a married, worldly author, Anton, yet can't seem to shake the down-to-earth appeal of Sam, a pickle vendor.

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