The L-Shaped Room

Sex is not a forbidden word

6.819622h 6mReleased
Drama
Romance

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.

StatusReleased
Release Date1962-11-20
Runtime2h 6m
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom

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Leslie Caron on The L-Shaped Room | BFI

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

Nov 6, 2022

7/10

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

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