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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Shop Around the Corner |
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This delightful romantic comedy takes place in a rather thinly-depicted Hungarian town. Klara Novak (Margaret Sullivan) and Alfred Kralik (Jimmy Stewart) are among the staff of the gift shop owned by demanding, insensitive Hugo Matuschek (Frank Morgan, best known as the wizard of Oz). The two grate on each other mightily; what they don't know is that they have been carrying on an epistolary romance through the post office! Competition with other staff members supplies more comedy and plot complications. This 1940 film based on a stage play inspired the later stage musical "Boy Meets Girl" and the 1998 Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan movie "You've Got Mail."
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Shop Around the Corner |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
- seduction (yum!)
Getting ahead in:
- business
How much story is philosophy rather than plot?
- 1 (None)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Training/apprentice story
Yes
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Culture clash?
- visiting a different culture
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Eastern European
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Eastern European
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Eastern European
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Eastern Europe
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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