

The L-Shaped Room
1962 · Movie · 2h 6m
DramaRomance
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Key crew
- Bryan ForbesDirector
- Bryan ForbesWriter
- John BarryOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Leslie CaronJane Fosset
- Tom BellToby
- Brock PetersJohnny
- Bernard LeeCharlie
- Avis BunnageDoris
- Patricia PhoenixSonia
- Cicely CourtneidgeMavis
- Verity EdmettJane II
- Anthony BoothYouth in Street
- Harry LockeNewsagent
- Ellen DrydenGirl in Newsagent's
- Emlyn WilliamsDr. Weaver
Stills
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Themes
london, englandpregnancyboarding houselandladykitchen sink realism























