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The L-Shaped Room
Film / 1962

The L-Shaped Room

Directed by Bryan Forbes
DramaRomance

★ 6.8/10Audience rating

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 …

The story

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

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
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Jennifer WhiteMonica Gerry DugganBert Joan IngramWoman in Park Mark EdenTerry Stanley MorganWaiter in Club Gerald SimDoctor in Hospital Pamela SholtoNurse Ruth BurnsNurse Diane ClareNurse Arthur WhiteMilkman Nanette NewmanGirl at End Kay WalshProstitute (uncredited)

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