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Crossing Delancey is a 1988 American romantic comedy film starring Amy Irving and Peter Riegert. Joan Micklin Silver[2] directed it, drawing upon a play by Susan Sandler, who also wrote the screenplay. 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.

Crossing Delancey
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joan Micklin Silver
Written by	Susan Sandler
Based on	Crossing Delancey by Susan Sandler
Produced by	Michael Nozik
Starring	Amy Irving Peter Riegert Jeroen Krabbé Sylvia Miles
Cinematography	Theo Van de Sande
Edited by	Rick Shaine
Music by	Paul Chihara
Production company	Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	September 16, 1988 (1988-09-16)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4 million
Box office	$16 million (United States)[1]

Plot

Isabelle Grossman works for a New York bookstore which supports authors through public readings. When 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 traditional Jewish upbringing.

Isabelle pays frequent visits to her Bubbe (grandmother), Ida, who lives on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Anxious for her granddaughter to settle down, Ida turns to the local marriage broker. Although shocked and annoyed, Isabelle allows the matchmaker to introduce her in Bubbe’s kitchen to Sam Posner, who owns the nearby pickle shop.

At first Isabelle is not interested in Sam, believing that he is too working-class for her. Instead, she sets her sights on Anton and the New York intelligentsia. But she also feels guilty for how rude she was to Sam, so she tries to make it up to him by setting him up with her girlfriend Marilyn. In the process, she learns that he did not hire a matchmaker out of desperation and in fact has admired Isabelle from afar for several years. She is deeply touched and begins to like him, but it seems Sam has given up on her and starts dating Marilyn.

One day at a store book reading, Sam shows up, as does Anton. Isabelle leaves with Sam, and later agrees to meet him the next day at her Bubbe’s apartment.

After work the next day, however, she is sidelined by Anton and, believing that he is romantically interested in her, goes to his apartment. She discovers instead that Anton wants the convenience of an assistant, not a true partner. Finally seeing through him, the disgusted Isabelle races to her grandmother's apartment late, finding it empty with Ida sleeping on the couch. Heartbroken, she believes she has ruined her chances with the honest and caring Sam. As she cries, Sam enters from the balcony. The two finally are united and Ida feigns confusion, but is gleeful that her plan has succeeded.

Cast

This was Yiddish theatre star Reizl Bozyk’s only film role.

Soundtrack

Crossing Delancey (original motion picture soundtrack)
LP cover
Studio album by The Roches and Paul Chihara
Released	Oct 17, 1988
Genre	Folk
Label	Varèse Sarabande
Producer	Paul Chihara
The Roches chronology
No Trespassing (1986) Crossing Delancey (original motion picture soundtrack) (1988) Speak (1989)

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Crossing Delancey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the motion picture Crossing Delancey, released October 17, 1988. Instrumental tracks were by Paul Chihara, and songs were performed by (and in some cases written by members of) The Roches.

Suzzy Roche of the Roches played Marilyn, a friend of Isabelle (Irving), in the film. The Roches provided several songs for the soundtrack. One of the songs that was featured in the film, Nocturne, is also featured on the group's 1989 album Speak. An earlier arrangement of their cover of Come Softly to Me is featured on their album Another World.

Track listing

1. Come Softly To Me (credited to Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis, and Gary Troxel)
2. Lucky (written by Terre and David Roche)
3. Anton's Theme
4. Portrait Of Izzy
5. Anton Again
6. Come Softly To Me
7. Sadness
8. Pounding (written by Terre and Suzzy Roche)
9. Lucky
10. Portrait Of Anton
11. Barber Shop
12. Nocturne (written by Margaret Roche)
13. True Love
14. Pounding (Terre and Suzzy Roche)
15. Happy Ending
16. Come Softly To Me

• Tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14 and 16 are performed by the Roches.
• Tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15 composed by Paul Chihara
• Track 11 composed by Sergei Prokofiev
• All songs arranged and orchestrated by Paul Chihara

Reception

The film received positive reviews.[3][4][5] It currently holds an 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 27 reviews.

One retrospective review from 2018 called Crossing Delancey "the ultimate Jewish rom-com" and a rare great story of "outwardly Jewish love".[6]

Box Office

The film was a modest arthouse success.[1]

Accolades

Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Artios Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Comedy	Meg Simon and Fran Kumin	Nominated	[7]
Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Amy Irving	Nominated	[8]

The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:

• 2002: AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions – Nominated[9]

References

External links

• Crossing Delancey at IMDb 
• Crossing Delancey at Rotten Tomatoes
• Crossing Delancey at Box Office Mojo

На других языках

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- [en] Crossing Delancey

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[ru] Перекрёсток Делэнси

«Перекресток Делэнси» — кинофильм. Романтическая комедия c Эми Ирвинг и Питером Ригертом в ролях, выпущенная в 1988 году. Она создана режиссёром Джоан Миклин Сильвер и основана на пьесе Сьюзен Сэндлер[en], которая также написала сценарий. Эми Ирвинг была номинирована на «Золотой глобус» как «Лучшая актриса в фильме — комедии / мюзикл».

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