The Shop Around The Corner: You've Got Snail Mail
Bonus episode! As the holiday season envelops us all and the end of 2022 draws near, Ryan turns his eye to an 82-year-old (supposed) Christmas movie starring Margaret Sullavan and Jimmy Stewart. The 2 Hungarian shop-workers spend most of the 100 minutes of Ernst Lubitsch's rom-com fussing and feuding, not knowing they're also pen pals who are actually crazy about each other. Yup, this was You've Got Mail before Tom and Meg were even born. The Shop Around The Corner is pleasant and winning, but it's a shame that the com isn't as effective as the rom...which has its failings too. The hook in this episode is commercialization and the love of money more than the love of Christmas or even...well, love. So grab a blanket and curl up by the fireplace this weekend with Ryan's latest oral essay that breaks down a touch of Lubitsch and his movie about "I hate you in person, but I love you on paper". Tweet either of us (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis) and/or send us a Christmas card of sorts via email (top100projectpodcast@gmail.com).