Crossing Delancey

Single, attractive Isabelle ("Izzy") Grossman has a rent-controlled uptown apartment and a blooming career in publishing. She also has Bubbie, a tradition-minded grandmother who's hired a matchmaker to find a husband for Izzy. There's already a prospect: the corner pickle seller?!?

Amy Irving (nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance) plays Izzy, the radiant center of this witty charmer, and her co-stars strike comic sparks galore as old-world ways rub against new-world woes. Peter Riegert stars as the pickle man, Jeroen Krabbe as his rival and Sylvia Miles as the matchmaker.

A veteran stage performer, 74-year-old Reizl Bozyk is an ideal Bubbie, blithely snapping off one-liners and stealing scenes in "a joy of a comedy" (Jay Carr, The Boston Globe).