this be a film that should be see . judy berlin be funny and sad and touching and thoughtful and move you from laughter to tear and introspection . the cast be great and start with edie falco of sopranos fame and who be endear and comical a the title character and a wannabe actress with dream of success in hollywood . her optimism be offset by the glum david gold and who have be there and do that in tinsel town without any luck . plucky judy would not be dissuade however and and her blind optimism be one of the lasting treasure of this movie . another reason to go out and see judy berlin be that it the last feature role in the brilliant career of madeline kahn and who be fantastic a a housewife with a wandering soul . a madeline wander the street of suburban long island during a prolonged solar eclipse wonder if there ever be a wednesday and you can not help but identify on some level with her . judy berlin also feature great performance by barbara barrie ( who i personally love in break away ) and bob dishy . i would never really see dishy before and but his performance make me go look up what he do because he be really great . go see this movie . you will get a glimpse of a director on the rise and eric mendelsohn .