Crossing Delancey

Almost didn't watch since the synopsis didn't appeal to me, but so glad I did: Amy Irving. Peter Riegert.

Izzie is aging, man-less, lonely, and in denial about the whole thing. So her Grandmama and Grandmama's hire matchmaker find her a pickle vendor.

Crossing Delancey and Essex is dangerous at any point of the day, but when a single but sweet book seller (Amy Irving) finds romance with a pickle man (the likable Peter Riegert), it's going to be complicated. She's got all sorts of headaches.

This just might be the quintessential chick flick, on a par with, say, "Sleepless in Seattle". I've always liked Amy Irving and was shocked to learn she was marrying Steven Spielberg in the mid- Eighties.

Really good and interesting insight into Jewish culture. A must watch if you like romantic comedies such as moonstruck, my big fat greek wedding, etc..

Watch for the incredible cast, then, you could spent countless hours reading and learning about brilliant lives as those led by Reizl Bozyk, and Sylvia Miles. The casting, (Fran Kumin Meg Simon), is perfection, as are the costumes, sets, set decoration, (Leslie E.

Saw this movie when it first released and numerous times later. Great film especially about the time period.

Minor quibble I know... But if Bubbie has such horrifying aches and pains that she can't even rub a spit of isopropyl alcohol on her knees that sounds pretty bad.

How disappointing that no one, not any of the "user reviewers" or any of the "professionals" in the External Reviews really understood, or "got" this film (and most likely the play itself). Lucky reader, I am here to clue you in.