FILM 1152: THE SHOP AROUND THE
CORNER
TRIVIA: While directing this movie,
Ernst Lubitsch drew upon
his extensive experiences working in his father's Berlin shop as a young lad.
At the film's January 25, 1940 premiere at Radio City Music Hall, Lubitsch
remarked, "I have known just such a little shop in Budapest...The feeling
between the boss and those who work for him is pretty much the same the world
over, it seems to me. Everyone is afraid of losing his job and everyone knows
how little human worries can affect his job. If the boss has a touch of
dyspepsia, better be careful not to step on his toes; when things have gone
well with him, the whole staff reflects his good humor.
The plot element of two people who
dislike each other while developing an anonymous romance by correspondence is
used in the film You've Got
Mail (1998) with Tom Hanks
and Meg Ryan, in which one of
the protagonists owns a bookstore named "The Shop Around The Corner."
Screen credit is given to Nikolaus Laszlo for Parfumerie.
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