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

The L-Shaped Room (1962)

Poster for The L-Shaped Room

Sex is not a forbidden word

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Bryan Forbes
  • Profile picture of Leslie Caron
    Jane Fosset Leslie Caron
  • Profile picture of Tom Bell
    Toby Tom Bell
  • Profile picture of Brock Peters
    Johnny Brock Peters
  • Profile picture of Bernard Lee
    Charlie Bernard Lee
  • Profile picture of Avis Bunnage
    Doris Avis Bunnage
  • Profile picture of Patricia Phoenix
    Sonia Patricia Phoenix
  • Profile picture of Cicely Courtneidge
    Mavis Cicely Courtneidge
  • Profile picture of Anthony Booth
    Youth in Street Anthony Booth

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Keywords

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