Call for entries sfjff39 encore screenings 2019 festival festival site archive festival catalog archive youth jury watch online. Crossing delancey is a 1988 american romantic comedy film starring amy irving and peter riegert. To me, crossing delancey is one of the best romantic comedies ever made and ranks highly among my favorite movies in general. Parents need to know that crossing delancey is a warmhearted, engaging story of a young woman falling in love in 1980s manhattan. Crossing delancey 1988 stream and watch online moviefone. Crossing delancey 1988 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. If this had been a european film, the same plot would have been populated with adults, and the results might have. From the hallowed cubbies of one of the last independent book stores on the upper west side, with its poetry readings, selfabsorbed writers, and eager. Crossing delancey 1988 isabelles amy irving life revolves around the new york bookshop she works in and the intellectual friends of both sexes she meets there. Amy irving stars as isabella grossman in this enjoyable, slightly offkilter romantic comedy from joan micklin silver.
May 02, 1985 crossing delancey is not so much a full play as it is an enacted short story, or interacting vignettes that have fresh characters, a simple, even predictabile, plot and a feeling for romantic. I find it very frustrating that amazon and netflix stream edited versions, often with pivotal scenes cut out. If you like crossing delancey you are looking for realistic, touching and humorous movies about with matchmaking, romance, love and romance, fall in love, opposites attract, couple relations and parents and children themes of comedy and romance genre shot in usa. Amy irving and peter riegert in crossing delancey 1988 amy irving and reizl bozyk in. Crossing delancey 1988 thirtysomething isabelle izzy grossman amy irving spends her time going from her tiny, solitary west side apartment to that of.
In crossing delancey, riegert is charming and deadpan and delivers. Jfi on demand jfi on demand faq online shorts the cinegogue sessions filmmaker interviews jfi film archive for filmmakers. Amy irving stars in the film as isabelle izzy grossman, a single jewish woman. Irving is a soulful heroine, more torn between the old ways and the new than shed like to admit. The people in this movie have intelligence in their eyes, but their words are defined by the requirements of formula comedy. Part comedy and part tender romance, crossing delancey is a delightful mix of oldfashioned drama and contemporary sensibility, much like the subject matter it explores. Her grandmother remains less than impressed and decides to hire a good oldfashioned jewish matchmaker to help isabelles lovelife along. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film.
Micklin silver, one of the countrys premier independent film directors, continued to defy film industry insiders for over 40 years. Upper west side bookseller amy irving insists shes contented with her career and notyetdivorced boyfriend jeroen krabbe. Isabelle amy irving is a young independent woman who works in a bookstore. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 65 produced by 3. Created by hiram high school language arts class of ms. Released by varese sarabande in 1988 vs 52012 containing music from crossing delancey 1988. I havent seen crossing delancey since it came out 30 years ago and remember scenes not in this prime version.
Jul 12, 2018 crossing delancey written by susan sandler directed by wayne erreca at the manhattan playhouse in lakeside, california on april 21, 2000 starring sidy rayfeld as bubbie created with movie. Crossing delancey is not so much a full play as it is an enacted short story, or interacting vignettes that have fresh characters, a simple, even predictabile, plot and a. Crossing delancey 1988 joan micklin silver synopsis. Can an independent, modern woman find love and happiness with a pickle salesman. Crossing delancey the 1988 romantic comedy movie featuring amy irving and peter riegert at the award winning 80s movies rewind. Crossing delancey 1988 directed by joan micklin silver genres. Find all 10 songs in crossing delancey soundtrack, with scene descriptions.
But even after the film was completed, the studio didnt go wide with it, fearing it was too. Watch crossing delancey online stream full movie directv. Joan micklin silver, michael nozik, raphael silver, susan sandler. Crossing delancey soundtrack music complete song list. Isabelles amy irving date gets very awkward when she introduces sam peter riegert to her friend marilyn suzzy. Crossing delancey soundtrack from 1988, composed by paul chihara. Watch crossing delancey starring amy irving in this drama on directv. Overview of crossing delancey, 1988, directed by joan micklin silver, with amy irving, peter riegert, jeroen krabbe, at turner classic movies. A contemporary romantic comedy in which single, sophisticated isabelle confronts family tradition when her grandmother hires a matchmaker to find her a marriage prospect. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Its as much about new york city as it is about izzy grossman. Crossing delancey 1988 awkward introduction scene 69. One minute im in central park, then im down on delancey street. Crossing delancey at skokie theatre skokie, il patch.
It is directed by joan micklin silver and was based on a play by susan sandler, who also wrote the screenplay. A contemporary new york comedy about isabella, a single independent woman who is caught in a romantic quandary when her grandmother hires a jewish matchmaker to find her a husband. Crossing delancey makes the mistake of creating characters who are interesting enough to make us care for them and then denying them freedom of speech. Rent crossing delancey 1988 starring jeroen krabbe and peter riegert on dvd and bluray. Crossing delancey is a film in which i can recognize a version of myself in amy. With kevin costello, nat kier, debra rodkin, and anita silvert in the role of bubbie. Crossing delancey written by susan sandler directed by wayne erreca at the manhattan playhouse in lakeside, california on april 21, 2000 starring sidy rayfeld as bubbie created with movie. Crossing delancey produced by the alliance theatre at mjcc of atlanta page 1 of 21. Crossing delancey, now 30 years old, was the ultimate jewish rom. Crossing delancy was directed by joan micklin silver, whose breakthrough film hester street also examined jewish culture on the lower east. But her bubbie grandmother wants her to find a nice jewish man and get.
Sep 19, 2017 five fun facts about crossing delancey. Amy irving was nominated for a golden globe for the movie, for best performance by an actress in a motion picture comedymusical. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. She meets regularly with her friends, and often goes to visit and spends time with her jewish grandmother wonderfully played by reizl bozyk, or bubbie as she calls her, who thinks its sad that she doesnt have a man in her life. The story primarily focuses on the american experience of different generations of eastern european jews highlighted by amy irvings finely nuanced performance as the conflicted, ambitious izzy but the tale is universal to any group. Not that im all up on peter riegerts body of work but i doubt hes landed a leading man role superior to this. Crossing delancey 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. The 1988 film crossing delancey is a romantic comedy focusing on the different shades of urban life in the area. Crossing delancey stars chicago actress daniella rukin as isabelle.
Five fun facts about crossing delancey fretts on film. Crossing delancey is a 1988 american romantic comedy film starring amy irving and peter. If this had been a european film, the same plot would have been populated with adults, and the. The slow unfolding of the developing relationship is very well done, the. Feb 02, 2018 crossing delancey stars chicago actress daniella rukin as isabelle. In crossing delancey, riegert is charming and deadpan and delivers such dry wit and comes across as so real, and who doesnt love an underdog. Crossing delancey makes the mistake of creating characters who are interesting enough to make us care for them and then denying them. From the hallowed cubbies of one of the last independent book stores on the upper west side, with its poetry readings, selfabsorbed writers, and eager young intellects, to. But regardless, grandma reizl bozyk a delight even when sleeping has matchmaker sylvia miles fix her up with lower east side pickle seller peter riegert.
Thirtysomething isabelle izzy grossman amy irving spends her time going from her tiny, solitary west side apartment to that of her grandmother reizl bozyk on the lower east side. Her grandmother remains less than impressed and decides to hire a good oldfashioned jewish matchmaker. Joan micklin silvers subject in crossing delancey is the life of a single woman in new york, and she gives it a mellow, wistful treatment. Susan sandler playwright is a playwright, screenwriter, teacherand mentor. Crossing delancey is a charming romantic comedy about the clash between traditional values and the modern world that too often pushes them aside. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Not only does crossing delancey get the most out of the main characters by approaching them with a certain sympathetic playfulness, but it also uses secondary or supporting characters in a way unsurpassed by any film. She has a rentcontrolled apartment in new yorks upper west side, a job at a prestigious independent bookstore, plenty of friends, and a handsome local author to dream about. The 1988 film crossing delancey is a romantic comedy. Marcus jewish community center of atlanta alliance theatre. Original trailer for the successful 1988 romantic comedy, directed by joan micklin silver from susan sandler s play and screenplay, crossing delancey, starring amy irving and peter riegert.
Were thrilled to host her jewish trilogyhester street, crossing delancey, and a fish in the bathtuband look forward to having her and other special guests here at the jbfc. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. Its all rather oldfashioned and unlikely, no doubt, but there are enough good jokes and touches of individuality to make crossing delancey one of the pleasantest films around. In susan sandlers warm and tender comedy, crossing delancey, we meet isabelle grossman, who is living the dream. Crossing delancey produced by the alliance theatre at mjcc of atlanta page 4 of 21. Instrumental tracks were by paul chihara, and songs were performed by and in some cases written by members of the roches. Crossing delancey 1988 thirtysomething isabelle izzy grossman amy irving spends her time going from her tiny, solitary west side apartment to that of her grandmother reizl bozyk on the. New york film locations from the movie crossing delancey starring amy irving. Completion grants call for entries jfi filmmaker residency. Jun 26, 2017 crossing delancey awkward introduction. Get phone numbers, email addresses, org charts and more from virtually everyone working in entertainment. Peter riegert and amy irving starred in crossing delancey. Crossing delancy was directed by joan micklin silver, whose breakthrough film hester street also examined jewish culture on the lower east side, albeit from the vantage point of the 1890s.
Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Anything is possibleeven romancewhen isabelle grossman amy irving dares to open her heart and change her life by crossing delancey. Isabelle amy irving realizes that sam peter riegert is not only a nice guy, but the right match for her. In the 1988 disney animated film oliver and company, the song sung by dodger, why should i worry, mentions the street. Crossing delancey 1988 an amiable romantic comedy with a distinctly new york flavor, crossing delancey is the story of thirtyish, single isabelle grossman amy irving from the citys lower east side, who has moved uptown for what she considers a more sophisticated life, working in a bookstore and considering an affair with a pretentious, married writer. Screenplays include the golden goblenominated crossing delancey and friends at last as well as projects for sony pictures entertainment, twentieth. Grossman, an attractive, intelligent jewish woman in her early 30s, has a good job and a nice apartment in new yorks upper west side. Crossing delancey 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Coworkers, old high school friends, strangers at park benches or hotdog stands, even a singing street lady, enhance the main. The movie spends most of its time explaining why she would eventually fall for him. Crossing delancey pg 1h 37min comedy, romance 16 september 1988 usa a manhattan single meets a man through her jewish grandmothers matchmaker. Rent crossing delancey 1988 on dvd and bluray netflix. Powered by justwatch report a problem full description.