Review of The Shop Around the Corner (1940) by Kevin M. W — 02 May 2012
Lubitsch lends his featherlight comic zest to that most claustrophobic of spaces: the workplace. In this case its a small leather goods retail store where the staff see each other monotonous day in and monotonous day out.
The focus is on a young man who happens to be the senior clerk (nowadays that'd be "associate") who pines for a woman he's only written to, meeting her from an ad in the paper (nowadays that'd be Facebook or some such).
The comedy happens that his love might be far different in person than on paper. Nobody's perfect in this souffle, which only adds to the taste as it rises.
This review of The Shop Around the Corner (1940) was written by Kevin M. W on 02 May 2012.
The Shop Around the Corner has generally received very positive reviews.
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