"Crossing Delancey" director Joan Micklin Silver dies at 85

Baron Von Humongous · Retired Number Joined: 02 Jul 2015 Posts: 28936

NYTimes

I need to see more of her work, but Crossing Delancey is a delight. She was a true autodidact indie director who broke into the studio system and made some indelible pictures against the sexism and narrow mindedness of Hollywood. RIP.

A great career overview: RogerEbert.com
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Baron Von Humongous · Retired Number Joined: 02 Jul 2015 Posts: 28936

Joan Micklin Silver

Shorts

The Case of the Elevator Duck (1974): https://youtube.com/watch?v=MOCNuJ5jQXo

Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976): https://youtube.com/watch?v=tR-vCv4cgnA&feature=youtu.be

How To Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (1982): https://youtube.com/watch?v=SCL8BHz8SFg

Features

Hester Street (1975): rental only

Between the Lines (1977): Criterion Channel and Kanopy

Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979): https://youtube.com/watch?v=qHxpkkmVyhA

Finnegan Begin Again (1985): https://youtube.com/watch?v=yReJ9ZvX4ZA

Crossing Delancey (1988): rental and TCM

Loverboy (1989): https://youtube.com/watch?v=q6U-45EJidU

Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even (1992): rental only

In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997): Tubi

A Fish in the Bathtub (1998): *shrug*

Invisible Child (1999): rental only

Charms for the Easy Life (2002): Roku
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