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| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: January 12, 1940 |
Starring:
Edwin Maxwell, Felix Bressart, Frank Morgan, Inez Courtney, James Stewart, Joseph Schildkraut, Margaret Sullavan, Sara Haden, Sarah Edwards, William Tracy
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.
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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]
Close to perfection--one of the most beautifully acted and paced romantic comedies ever made in this country.
The 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.
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Interwoven 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.
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Mar 26, 2022
is the best comedy of all time and is One of the best movies of my life.
With this film, Lubich proved his unparalleled power in humor.
I hope you see this movie as soon as possible.
With this film, Lubich proved his unparalleled power in humor.
I hope you see this movie as soon as possible.
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Aug 19, 2020
One of the best stylish German director Ernst Lubstich Movies and I actually recommend to everyone
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Aug 15, 2021
This has to be one of the great movies of all time. The acting is wonderful and the premise, which, because it is an old movie, is very original, if fun and entertaining. I think the more modern movie, "You've Got Mail" is a remaking of this movie. That one wasn't nearly as good. :-)
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