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In honor of Alfred Hitchcock's death on April 29, 1980, April is dedicated to Hitch, and all my favorites.

Friday, 2 December 2011

The Shop Around the Corner, 1940





Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Stars: James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan, Felix Bressart






If you recognize the name from You've Got Mail, and wonder if they're connected, the answer is yes! You've Got Mail is the modern remake of this one.

Klara (Sullavan) walks into Matuchek's shop, desperate for a job, and proving herself an able salesperson, lands one. In doing so, she gets on Alfred's (Stewart) bad side. The two bicker and compete at work, and Klara struggles with the fact that Alfred is her boss.

But they also each have an anonymous pen pal with whom they are corresponding about anything and everything. And what they don't know is that they are writing to each other!!

Finally, Alfred decides he must meet his pen pal friend, as he is falling in love with her. He and his coworker Pirovitch (Bressart) go to the restaurant where they are scheduled to meet. And behold, it's Klara!!

It's so sweet! And not nearly as long as You've Got Mail, though I do like You've Got Mail even more. But Pirovitch has a wonderful character and lots of lines that will just crack you up. :)

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