The L-Shaped Room
– Leslie Caron plays a young, pregnant, unmarried Frenchwoman who takes a room in a seedy boarding hou..
Leslie Caron plays a young, pregnant, unmarried Frenchwoman who takes a room in a seedy boarding house in London. She soon makes friends with Toby, a struggling writer who lives downstairs, and eventually gets to accept her room and the strange characters in the house. But what to do about her baby? And what to do about Toby?
20 Nov 1962
English
Bryan Forbes
Lynne Reid Banks (based on an original novel by), Bryan Forbes (written for the screen by)
Leslie Caron, Anthony Booth, Avis Bunnage, Patricia Phoenix
Jane, a young French woman, pregnant and unmarried, takes a room in a seedy London boarding house, which is inhabited by an assortment of misfits. She considers getting an abortion, but is unhappy with this solution. She falls into a relationship with Toby, a struggling young writer who lives on the first floor. Eventually she comes to like her odd room, and makes friends with all the strange people in the house. But she still faces two problems: what to do with her baby, and what to do with Toby.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations.
Columbia Pictures