Crossing Delancey

13 Feb 1991 Director: Joan Micklin Silver USA 1988 97 min Isabelle Grossman, a modern young woman working in a New York City bookstore, is set up with Sam Posner, a pickle vendor, by her grandmother Bubbie. Isabelle, embarrassed by her family’s traditional ways, initially resists Sam’s charms. However, as she navigates her complicated relationship… Continue reading Crossing Delancey

Central Station

1 Mar 2000 Director: Walter Salles Brazil, France 1988 115 min This is the story of one boy’s search for his father and one woman’s search for a heart. Dora, a dour former school teacher, makes a living by writing letters for illiterate people passing through Rio de Janeiro’s main train station, Central do Brasil.… Continue reading Central Station