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The L-Shaped Room (1962)

The L-Shaped Room (1962)

Drama Romance

Sex is not a forbidden word

Release Date: 1962, November 20
Directors: Bryan Forbes
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Romulus Films, British Lion Films
Cast: Emlyn Williams, Bernard Lee, Gerry Duggan, Brock Peters, Jennifer White, Pamela Sholto, Avis Bunnage, Gerald Sim, Leslie Caron, Stanley Morgan, Mark Eden, Anthony Booth

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.

Keywords:

pregnancy london, england landlady boarding house kitchen sink realism