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.

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.

You’ve Got Mail would not exist without this film, nor would First Dates or Hinge or any other form of romantic set-up and I thank my lucky stars every day for Jimmy Stewart existing at the exact time and place that he did. My heart!!!!!

"I really wouldn't care to scratch your surface, Mr Kralik, because I know exactly what I'd find. Instead of a heart, a handbag. Instead of a soul, a suitcase. And instead of an intellect, a cigarette lighter... which doesn't work."

Maravillosa. Una de esas joyas clásicas que lamentablemente mucho espectador nunca llegará a descubrir.
Que la historia principal gire en torno a 2 personas anónimas conociéndose por carta ya es un hecho genial, pero la película nos deja otros detallazos, pues su calidad en los diálogos es deliciosa: la tabaquera, la no cita en el café, el clavel, la "despedida más discreta posible de Vadas", el dependiente Katona, el regalo de Navidad ideal, la forma en que Kralik derriba la idealización del prometido de la señorita Novak para mantener la tensión del desenlace hasta los últimos instantes...
Mucho a rescatar de esta película ambientada en Budapest.
Evitemos que esta obra de arte caiga en el olvido.

ahh this was such a pretty movie it’s definitely jimmy’s best
rom-com

Do you like pina coladas?

Por muitos anos eu amei o filme Mensagem Pra Você (You've got mail, com Tom Hanks e Meg Ryan) sem saber que era um remake desse filme.
Nem mesmo a nostalgia me cegou para o fato de que o original é mil vezes melhor do que o remake. Eu assisti esse filme 3 vezes seguidas, de tanto que gostei.
É leve, engraçado e romântico na medida certa pra mim. Super recomendo!

Ernst Lubitsch’s “The Shop Around The Corner” has one of the most unique romantic date sequences in the history of cinema.

Alfred Kralik : I think people who like to smoke candy and listen to cigarettes will love it.

Absolutely loved the simplicity. Not a fan of their love, but they cute..

Jimmy Stewertttttttt. That’s all

Wow! The (relatively) new Warner Archive Blu-Ray looks amazing! Still one of my all time favourites.

fanfiction writers rn: ✍🏻enemies ✍🏻 to ✍🏻 pen 
pals✍🏻 to ✍🏻 lovers ✍🏻

“Yes, Mr. Mutuschek, I am an idiot.”

the ORIGINAL Catfish.

The OG You’ve Got Mail. Not enough James Stewart!!!