Crossing Delancey
Crossing Delancey is a 1988 American romantic comedy film adapted by Susan Sandler from her play of the same name, and directed by Joan Micklin Silver. It stars Amy Irving and Peter Riegert. The film also features performances from David Hyde-Pierce, Sylvia Miles and Rosemary Harris. Amy Irving was nominated for a Golden Globe for the film, for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical.
Plot
Isabelle Grossman works for a New York bookstore which supports authors through public readings. When Dutch-American author Anton Maes comes to the bookstore to give a reading, he shows an interest in Isabelle, who is enamored with the intellectual world that is very different from her Orthodox Jewish upbringing.
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| author | Susan Sandler |
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| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Joan Micklin Silver |
| editor | Rick Shaine |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | date intelligentsia lower east side of manhattan marriage broker orthodox jewish orthodox judaism read sleep upbringing wake yiddish |
| musicBy | Paul Chihara |
| producer | Michael Nozik |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | romantic comedy |