The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner

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In Budapest, Hungary, the Matuschek and Company store is owned by Mr. Hugo Matuschek and the bachelor Alfred Kralik is his best and most experienced salesman. When Klara Novak seeks a job position of saleswoman in the store, Matuschek hires her but Kralik and she do not get along. Meanwhile the lonely and dedicated Kralik has an unknown pen pal that he intends to propose very soon; however, he is fired without explanation by Matuschek on the night that he is going to meet his... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Shop Around the Corner:

Margaret Sullavan
James Stewart
Frank Morgan
Joseph Schildkraut
Sara Haden
Felix Bressart

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In Budapest, Hungary, the Matuschek and Company store is owned by Mr. Hugo Matuschek and the bachelor Alfred Kralik is his best and most experienced salesman. When Klara Novak seeks a job position of saleswoman in the store, Matuschek hires her but Kralik and she do not get along. Meanwhile the lonely and dedicated Kralik has an unknown pen pal that he intends to propose very soon; however, he is fired without explanation by Matuschek on the night that he is going to meet his secret love. He goes to the bar where they have scheduled their meeting with his colleague Pirovitch and he surprisingly finds that Klara is his correspondent; however, ashamed After being let go he does not disclose his identity to her. When Matuschek discovers that he had misjudged Kralik and committed a mistake, he hires him again for the position of manager. But Klara is still fascinated with her correspondent and does not pay much attention to Alfred. Alfred works out a plan to reveal himself to Klara's who he is attracted to now that he sees past her attitude.

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Variety - 10/10 by Variety StaffAlthough picture carries the indelible stamp of Ernst Lubitsch at his best in generating humor and human interest from what might appear to be unimportant situations, it carries further to impress via the outstanding characterizations by Margaret Sullavan
Apollo Guide - 10/10 by Derek SmithThe Shop Around the Corner is a blueprint for great romantic comedy, perfectly balancing its sentiment with cleverness and humour, and giving us a set of delightful characters in a plot that is as unpredictable as it is original.
Slant Magazine - 10/10 by Jaime N. ChristleyThe charm of the gimmick in Lubitsch’s take (directing a script by Samuel Raphaelson, who had collaborated with the German-born filmmaker on comedies and melodramas alike) is passed over quickly in favor of studying both its effects on those involved, as well as the dynamics of the workplace at large.
Combustible Celluloid - 10/10 by Jeffrey M. AndersonThis might be Lubitsch's gentlest work: sweetness mixed with a genuine sadness.
Austin Chronicle - 10/10 by Kimberley JonesThe real surprise is in how earnestly the director of some of the finest, spikiest romantic comedies ever made is willing to step off the gas and let heartfelt romance win the day. And it so very winning.
Entertainment Weekly - 10/10 by Ty BurrWhat makes Shop timeless, ironically, is the specificity of its setting: a small department store in Budapest at the end of the global Depression.
Chicago Tribune - 10/10 by Michael WilmingtonLovingly designed, impeccably stylish and heartwarming.
Los Angeles Times - 10/10 by Kenneth TuranInterwoven with subplots centered on the other members of the shop's little family, the romance proceeds through Lubitsch's brilliant deployment of point of view, allowing the audience to enter the perceptions of each individual character at exactly the right moment to develop maximum sympathy and suspense.
The Observer (UK) - 9/10 by Philip FrenchIt's funny, touching and beautifully paced with numerous examples of the celebrated "Lubitsch touch".
EmanuelLevy.Com - 9/10 by Emanuel LevyMy favorite Christmas film, this deliciously delicate, multi-nuanced romantic comedy is one of Lubitsch's very best films, flawlessly acted by Jimmy Stewart at his peak, the sublime Margaret Sullavan, and the rest of the large ensemble.

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