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The L-Shaped Room( 1962)

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Sex is not a forbidden word

Overview

Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair with one boarder, Toby. As Jane's pregnancy threatens her new relationship, and the reality of single motherhood approaches, she is forced to decide what to do about both her baby and her budding romance.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Leslie Caron

      Jane Fosset

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      Tom Bell

      Toby

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      Brock Peters

      Johnny

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      Bernard Lee

      Charlie

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      Avis Bunnage

      Doris

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      Patricia Phoenix

      Sonia

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      Cicely Courtneidge

      Mavis

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      Verity Edmett

      Jane II

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      Anthony Booth

      Youth in Street

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      Harry Locke

      Newsagent

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      Ellen Dryden

      Girl in Newsagent's

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      Emlyn Williams

      Dr. Weaver

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      Jennifer White

      Monica

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      Gerry Duggan

      Bert

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      Joan Ingram

      Woman in Park

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      Mark Eden

      Terry

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      Stanley Morgan

      Waiter in Club

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      Gerald Sim

      Doctor in Hospital

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      Pamela Sholto

      Nurse

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      Ruth Burns

      Nurse

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      Diane Clare

      Nurse

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      Arthur White

      Milkman

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      Nanette Newman

      Girl at End

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      Kay Walsh

      Prostitute (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Nov 06 2022
    Leslie Caron is really good in this rather quirky tale of a French lass who, pregnant, takes up residence in a pretty grotty London boarding house. Initially wary of the other "guests", "Jane" befriends aspiring writer"Toby" (Tom Bell) and the film depicts her lively relationship with him and her assimilation into this curious group of individuals whom she gradually begins to get used to. There are two things that help this stand out. The photography - it is intimate and very effective; and the use of the Brahms Piano Concerto which is as effective as any of the, frequently potent, dialogue. Ca...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • london, england
    • pregnancy
    • boarding house
    • landlady
    • kitchen sink realism