The Shop Around the Corner. Poster of the 1940 movie and cover of the 1937 book, Parfumerie
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Parfumerie
Miklós László, 1937
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Ernst Lubitsch, 1940

Alfred Kralik is the top salesman at a leathergoods shop in Budapest owned by the high-strung Mr. Hugo Matuschek. One morning, Kralik reveals to his friend and coworker Pirovitch that he’s been corresponding anonymously with an intelligent and cultured woman whose ad he came across in the newspaper.


Only Yesterday. Poster of the 1933 movie and cover of the 1922 book, Letter from an unknown woman
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Letter from an unknown woman
Stefan Zweig, 1922
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John M. Stahl, 1933

A one-night fling during World War I results in a young girl getting pregnant. Years later, she meets him again. Now a successful businessman, he doesn’t even remember her, but tries to seduce her.


Only Yesterday. Poster of the 1933 movie and cover of the 1931 book
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Only Yesterday
Frederick Lewis Allen, 1931
movie vs book
John M. Stahl, 1933

A one-night fling during World War I results in a young girl getting pregnant. Years later, she meets him again. Now a successful businessman, he doesn’t even remember her, but tries to seduce her.