Leslie Caron is really good in this rather quirky tale of a French lass who, pregnant, takes up r...
The L-Shaped Room
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.
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The L-Shaped Room
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- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 20, 1962
Runtime
2h 6m
Genres
Drama, Romance
User Score
67%
Original Title
The L-Shaped Room
Production Companies
Romulus Films, British Lion Films
Director
Bryan Forbes
Description
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.