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The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

NR ★ 8.1/10 99 min Comedy, Drama, Romance United States English
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Screenplay by: Samson Raphaelson
Theatre Play: Miklós László
Streaming: Not available
EVERY GIRL OR FELLOW WHO EVER KEPT A “BLIND DATE”

Description

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.

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Top Cast

Margaret Sullavan
Margaret Sullavan Klara Novak
James Stewart
James Stewart Alfred Kralik
Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan Hugo Matuschek
Joseph Schildkraut
Joseph Schildkraut Ferencz Vadas
Sara Haden
Sara Haden Flora
Felix Bressart
Felix Bressart Pirovitch
William Tracy
William Tracy Pepi Katona
Inez Courtney
Inez Courtney Ilona

The Shop Around the Corner Appears on 16 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #141
BFI The Ultimate Christmas Watchlist
British Film Institute #85
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #086
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #37
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #664

Critic Curated

Alltime Chicago Tribune Top 100
Chicago Tribune #38
BBC Culture: 100 Greatest American Films
BBC #58
Esquire's 60 Best Christmas Movies Of All
Esquire #22
Indiewire's Greatest Romantic Comedies Of All Time
IndieWire #08
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #94
Vulture's 50 Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
Vulture #04

Fun Lists

Top Of The Lists Most Quoted Films Ranked
LaCinetek #92

Genre Curation

The 42 Best Romantic Comedies Of All Time
Vanity Fair #21
The 65 Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
Vanity Fair #64

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1940-1949 Films
Letterboxd #19
Showdown Dating The Enemy
Letterboxd Showdown #13

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