1940 · 99 min · NR

The Shop Around the Corner

Name: The Shop Around the Corner
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1940
Duration: 99 min
Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut, Sara Haden

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · Comedy, Drama, Romance

The Shop Around the Corner (1940) is a Comedy film, directed by Ernst Lubitsch set in Budapest during the 1930s, in winter. It runs 99 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of love & longing play out through single location / bottle.

Composer

Werner R. Heymann

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Cast

Margaret SullavanJames StewartFrank MorganJoseph SchildkrautSara HadenFelix BressartWilliam TracyInez Courtney

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Setting

When

Season

Premise & themes

Themes

Love & Longing

Structure

Single Location / Bottle

Tone

RomanticComedic

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderEnsemble

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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The Shop Around the Corner

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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