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Sold Date:
March 21, 2023
Start Date:
July 30, 2022
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Can an independent, contemporary woman find happiness with a guy who sells pickles? Isabelle Grossman () is an attractive, intelligent Jewish woman in her early 30s. She has a good job and a nice apartment on the Upper West Side, and she values her independence; she often visits her grandmother Bubbie (), who lives on the Lower East Side and wants Isabelle to meet a nice Jewish man and settle down. Bubbie goes so far as to obtain the services of Hannah Mandelbaum (), a matchmaker who finds the "perfect" man for Isabelle: a pickle salesman named Sam Posner (). Isabelle thinks Sam is a nice enough guy, but she has a hard time imagining herself spending her life with the pickle man, and she isn't sure if she wants to pursue the relationship. However, Sam is taken with Isabelle and goes out of his way to change her mind. was directed by , whose breakthrough film also examined Jewish culture on the Lower East Side, albeit from the vantage point of the 1890s.
· 1988 Original
Soundtrack LP Released on Varèse
Sarabande Records # VS 5201-1 (Stereo).
· Composer: Paul Chihara. Cast: The Roches.