Region: A
MSRP: $21.99
The Production: 5/5
The Shop Around The Corner represents some of the very best work by all involved, from Ernst Lubitschâs spritely direction, to lively leading performances from Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart, with equally outstanding supporting turns from the rest of the cast, all executing a script credited to Samson Raphaelson from an earlier play by Miklos Laszlo. A 1940 production set in Budapest, the film itself works for all times in all locales. Often imitated but rarely equaled,
The Shop Around The Corner is a genuine delight.
Alfred Kralik (Stewart) and Klara Novak (Sullavan) are employees at the titular store owned by Mr. Matuschek (Frank Morgan), employees who despise each other. While they spend the days sniping at each other, both know that the indecisive but good-hearted Matuschek couldnât run the store without Kralik. Most of the film takes place within this setting, and the group of employees that populate
3 Classic Christmas Films: A Musical, a Romance, and a Christmas Surprise
The holiday season is the most sentimental time of the year. Yuletide customs, songs, and decorations that remain popular today originated decades or centuries ago. Perhaps that’s why Christmastime seems like the perfect season for discovering old movies. While many holiday traditions have been changed or canceled this year, we can recapture those feelings with holiday movies from the Golden Era of Hollywood: musicals introducing standard Christmas songs, dramas bringing tears amid festive settings, and comedies inspiring laughter even while warming hearts. There also are those that don’t seem like Christmas films but surprise viewers with holiday scenes.