In the charming romantic comedy from Joan Micklin Silver, Crossing Delancey, Isabel “Izzy” Grossman (Amy Irving) is of two different worlds on the isle of Manhattan: her chic Upper West Side career and apartment that lets her rub shoulders with the literary set, and her Lower East Side Jewish roots that nag her about being a single woman in her 30’s. A ravenous matchmaker from the old neighborhood (Sylvia Miles) sets her up with a wry pickle salesman who says all the right things (Peter Reigert) and all of Izzy’s anticipations go up in the air. Endlessly fresh and painfully real, this film proves love can be the messiest thing there is while it still feels like a fairy tale.
“I first saw this movie when I was a little girl. I was so drawn to Amy Irving, her personal style in this film. I loved this story of a progressive, intelligent, Jewish New Yorker who was so bonded to her grandmother, but not necessarily to her cultural traditions. And what a great romance! There is nothing else like this movie.” – Jenny Slate
“Crossing Delancey feels suffused with female energy, putting women’s concerns first, and it’s simultaneously sharp and affectionate.” – Marjorie Ingall, Tablet Magazine
