The Shop Around The Corner | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

It's a simple but effective comedy-drama, telling a very human story... Director Lubitsch has put on a lot of his characteristic comedy touches but he has also woven plenty of dramatic interludes into the picture.

Ernst Lubitsch has directed the thing delicately, deftly, managing its large amount of sweet humor with a careful eye for the critical palate.

It is a gem whose worth is not a superficial sparkle but a glow of warmth lighted by sincere characterization and an evanescent beauty that is caught in an awakening love.

It is told in such a way as to warm the cockles of the heart and send the audience away from the theatre the better for having been permitted this intimate glimpse into the lives and loves of the personnel of the Matuschek store in Budapest.

When the great [Lubitsch's] name appears at the head of the production list, it's a lead pipe cinch that the fan will leave the theater with a chuckle and a feeling of satisfaction.