Ernst Lubitsch’s beloved classic The Shop Around the Corner is a sparkling romantic drama set in a Budapest gift shop at Christmas with the wonderful James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan.
Christmas is coming and the employees of Matuschek’s department store are bracing for the holiday rush. Two of which are shopkeepers Alfred and Klara (Stewart and Sullavan) who are constantly at odds with each other, butting heads and disagreeing on almost everything. In fact, the only thing they do have in common is that they’re both falling in love with an unseen pen pal found via the newspaper, neither of them guessing that they’re actually falling in love with one another.
With its warmth, wit, and emotional depth, The Shop around the Corner is not only the blueprint for the enemies-to-lovers pipeline and generations of workplace romantic comedies it’s also poignant exploration of longing, misunderstanding and human connection in the big city.
An absolute classic which went on to inspire one of our other favourite romances, You’ve Got Mail.
Event information
Running Time: 1hr 39mins
Certificate: PG
Content Guidance: None listed
This is a Memory Matinees screening, designed to help those living with dementia enjoy the magic of cinema.
