Nora Ephron Fought to Be More Than Queen of Romantic Comedy

“Remember this moment, because it’s a hit—and they don’t come along very often,” Nora Ephron reportedly said the night her 1998 film You’ve Got Mail premiered. Her words rose from experience. While the acclaimed reporter turned filmmaker is remembered for creating some of the best romantic comedies of all time, including When Harry Met Sally… and Sleepless in Seattle, Ephron was also no stranger to a flop.

It is the unavoidable truth nestled within Nora Ephron at the Movies, a…