From the Collection: Crossing Delancey
Joan Micklin Silver’s 1988 romantic comedy Crossing Delancey starring Amy Irving was recently added to the Criterion Collection.
Joan Micklin Silver’s wonderfully affectionate spin on the romantic comedy infuses the genre with a fresh, personal perspective, following an unmarried Jewish woman’s search for fulfillment in New York City. Happily independent bookstore manager Izzy (a luminous Amy Irving) isn’t looking for love, but she’s forced to reevaluate her desires when she catches the eye of two very different men: a self-centered novelist (Jeroen Krabbé) and the mild-mannered Lower East Side pickle seller (Peter Riegert) with whom her old-fashioned bubbie (scene-stealing Yiddish-theater star Reizl Bozyk) sets her up. A love letter to 1980s Manhattan shot in beautifully burnished, autumnal tones, Crossing Delancey gracefully captures the magic of a city where disparate cultures, generations, and traditions both clash and connect.
Here’s What the Disc Includes:
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by cinematographer Theo van de Sande, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- New program on the making of the film featuring actors Amy Irving and Peter Riegert and screenwriter Susan Sandler
- Audio interview from 1988 with director Joan Micklin Silver
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Rachel Syme
- New cover by Samantha Dion Baker
Crossing Delancey is a wonderful movie, reminiscent of Norman Jewison’s Moonstruck, which came out the year before. The problem is that Crossing Delancey didn’t get nearly the same reception as Moonstruck. Moonstruck was a box office sensation, critically loved, and nominated for several Oscars, even winning three. Crossing Delancey received a strong critical reception, but wasn’t an awards player and didn’t make a splash at the box office, which is a real shame because it is just as good of a movie as Moonstruck and exists on the same wavelength. Crossing Delancey is an excellent movie led by a charismatic, radiant performance from Amy Irving as a single woman navigating life and relationships in New York City. While the Criterion release doesn’t offer a ton of additional content, this is one of the most enjoyable watches I’ve had in 2025. It’s a great New York movie, a great movie about the Jewish community and its people, and a lovely romantic comedy.
You can pick up Crossing Delancey at the Criterion Collection website or anywhere Criterion Collection movies are sold.
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