This life-affirming 1940 film is a festive classic.
Set during the run-up to Christmas, two clerks in a department store (James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan) battle in person without realizing they’ve been carrying on a lonely-hearts romance by mail.
“Twice remade (as the Judy Garland musical In the Good Old Summertime, then as the Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan vehicle You’ve Got Mail), Lubitsch’s 1940 original is the real thing. It’s funny, touching and beautifully paced with numerous examples of the celebrated ‘Lubitsch touch.’”
– Philip French, The Observer
Screening as part of our James Stewart x 3 series.