Crossing Delancey

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Crossing Delancey
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PG,1hr 37min
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Released:
January 1, 1988
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Synopsis: Can an independent, contemporary woman find happiness with a guy who sells pickles? Isabelle Grossman (Amy Irving) is an attractive, intelligent Jewish woman in her early 30s. She has a good job and a nice apartment on the Upper West Side, and she values her independence; she often visits her grandmother Bubbie (Reiz Bozyk), who lives on the Lower East Side and wants Isabelle to meet a nice Jewish man and settle down. Bubbie goes so far as to obtain the services of Hannah Mandelbaum (Sylvia Miles), ... Full Synopsis
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Crossing Delancey is a charming romantic comedy about the clash between traditional values and the modern world that too often pushes them aside. The story primarily focuses on the American experience of different generations of Eastern European Jews -- highlighted by Amy Irving's finely nuanced performance as the conflicted, ambitious Izzy -- but the tale is universal to any group of people whose ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Isabelle "Izzy" Grossman
Bubbie Kantor
Sam Posner
Anton Maes
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