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- 1940
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 39 m
- 1940
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 39 m
Summary Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Directed By: Ernst Lubitsch
Written By: Samson Raphaelson, Miklós László, Ben Hecht
- 1940
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 39 m
- 1940
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 39 m
The Shop Around the Corner
7.5
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Summary Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Directed By: Ernst Lubitsch
Written By: Samson Raphaelson, Miklós László, Ben Hecht
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
96
100% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Samson Raphaelson's marvel of a script unfolds in six sequences that rise and fall with the surprising weight of mini-lifetimes; under Lubitsch's tart-tender direction, the emotionally transparent Stewart and the electric, conflicted Sullivan create an immortal comic courtship. [13 Feb 2004]
The onscreen chemistry between James Stewart and Margaret Sullivan was the stuff of legend, never better displayed than in this Ernst Lubitsch romantic charmer. [03 Apr 2020, p.E1]
User Score
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 32 User Ratings
7.5
84% Positive
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For my money, this is Lubitsch’s masterpiece, an immaculate conflation of his sprightly shooting style, expertly layered wisecracking and bracing realism, all topped off with a romantic subplot that offers a nakedly joyous celebration of young, serendipitous love.
The 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.
It's funny, touching and beautifully paced with numerous examples of the celebrated "Lubitsch touch".
This is a sharp, elegant, unsentimental picture in which Stewart plays a character who is often gloomy and downright unsympathetic.
Awards
National Film Preservation Board, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
