| The Shop Around the Corner
				(1940), 
				Director: Ernst Lubitsch, rated G 
				Every girl or 
				fellow who ever kept a "Blind Date" will get a bang out of this 
				comedy! 
				
		  Starring: 
Margaret Sullivan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut, Sara Haden, 
Felix Bressart, William Tracy 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★☆☆ 
				- great "Well I really wouldn't 
				care to scratch your surface, Mr. Kralik, because I know exactly 
				what I'd find. Instead of a heart,
				a hand-bag. Instead of a 
				soul, a suitcase." – Klara Novak 
				Why watch this? This 
				is a lovely holiday romance about pen-pals who yearn to meet. 
				Plot Summary: 
				Alfred Kralik and Klara Novak are co-workers at a Budapest gift 
				shop who constantly bicker, unaware they are each other's 
				anonymous romantic pen pal. While their work relationship is 
				filled with tension, their correspondence reveals a deeper, more 
				tender connection. The story follows their interactions both in 
				person and through letters, showcasing how their true feelings 
				emerge despite their outward animosity. 
				Dad's Preview: 
				In the hustle and bustle of life, sometimes we don't want to see 
				something right in front of us. It's safer to have romantic 
				notions about a pen-pal we've never actually met. After all, reality can shatter the 
				dream. This tender comedy is an underrated holiday 
				treasure. It was also the inspiration for the Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan 
				sappy tear-jerker 
				You've Got Mail. 
				 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Loew's Inc.
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