So perfectly constructed it can be easy to initially overlook its feeling of spontaneity and human interaction. Even a suicide attempt, framed indirectly by the pop of a light bulb, plays less as black comedy than an impossibly optimistic show of human empathy and interdependence. That its revelation of lovers' identities to each other occurs after all the bright lights have been turned off around them seems so fitting for a film that subtly inverts everything you expect while producing a paragon of generic entertainment.

imagine having a secret pen pal and them turning out to be jimmy stewart i would Die on the spot

Wait this movie is set in BUDAPEST? Jimmy Stewart's character is HUNGARIAN???

“How much is that belt in the window, the one that says $2.95?”

“$2.95......”

Jimmy Stewart is perfect.

Like many households (I assume), we have a small tv in our kitchen, you know.. the one you have in doing dishes or meal prep or late night foraging... oddly enough it’s the only non hd tv in our house at this point (my old clunker in the basement kicked the bucket this past summer). It’s super small and has an old dial that many of you will remember clicking back and fourth. Anyway, while helping out my folks prepare stuff for tonight and tomorrow, this was spotted on cable and we all ended up standing there, huddled together, accomplishing zero work, and being utterly charmed by The Shop Around the Corner. What a wonderful little moment and wonderful little movie to get wrapped up in.

how can u not be charmed by jimmy stewart on first meeting..... how can u hate him for so long??????? also invented enemies to lovers!!!!

I’m gonna say something. Nothing too crazy; just wanna declare my position on something. You likely won’t be surprised by this revelation. It’s a pretty common standpoint. A predictable opinion that many hold but not enough seem to share...

I love Jimmy Stewart. 
He’s my favourite actor.

only psychological? why, mr kralik. we may be in the same room, but we are not from the same planet.

notes

- this is the best romcom ever actually, and the superior jimmy stewart christmas movie 💚

- just now understood mr kralik was never mean to klara (only when she strook first) and was just frank in the way he talked. even to maticzeck!

- the fuckin mickey mouse voice pepi does when talking with mrs maticzeck oh my god and for so long i wondered why i hated him infinitely moreso than his musical counterpart, arpad (among other more obvious reasons)

James Stewart is soooo charming. I don’t appreciate that the girl was a bitch the entire time my man deserved better.

- Too much.

Mesmo tendo um claro protagonismo no casal da trama, é incrível como todo o resto é tão vivido e até carismático.

O ritmo escolhido também traz uma originalidade, nos fazendo se pegar em diversos momentos com o coração quentinho e empolgante.

Demais! Demais!

Comédia romântica + James Stewart é o que há de melhor no cinema.

The Godfather of romcoms. Also, the movie is ostensibly set in Budapest, but Lubitsch expends zero effort selling the audience on this - Jimmy Stewart and company all just use their normal accents. All American films set in foreign countries should have this kind of swag.

pepi my king stop trying to perpetuate the cycle of disrespect. rudy does not deserve this

jimmy stewart’s stupid, sweet, goofy, 6’3” self makes me believe in love. the WAY his eyes DANCE when he looks at margaret sullavan *chef’s kiss*

the suicide attempt plot line felt out of sync with the rest of the movie to me, but this was pretty darn delightful.

Taught me what knocked knees are. It's a cute movie to pass time with but not much more.

Dave Chappelle would've made it better

HBO Max

jimmy did it better than tommy hanks