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The opening montage and Zabar’s encounter

Amanda Dobbins: One participant chooses the opening New York montage, especially the leads passing each other, the Cranberries cue, and the Zabar's cash-only encounter.

Amanda Dobbins: The montage is praised for establishing a precise Upper West Side world, teaching a newcomer what to value about New York, and stating the movie's comforting terms immediately.

The film

You've Got Mail (1998)

Directed by Nora Ephron · Comedy

119 minutes

Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Tom Hanks Joe Fox
Meg Ryan Kathleen Kelly
Katie Sagona young Kathleen Kelly
Parker Posey Patricia Eden
Jean Stapleton Birdie Conrad
Dave Chappelle Kevin Jackson
Steve Zahn George Pappas
Dabney Coleman Nelson Fox, Joe's father
Greg Kinnear Frank Navasky
Heather Burns Christina Plutzker
John Randolph Schuyler Fox, Joe's paternal grandfather
Deborah Rush Veronica Grant
Hallee Hirsh Annabel Fox, Joe's paternal aunt

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