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Sex is not a forbidden word - The L-Shaped Room
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Title: The L-Shaped Room

Release Date: 20 Nov 1962

Runtime: 2h 6m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Romulus Films, British Lion Films

Production Companies: Romulus Films, British Lion Films

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.

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Average Vote: 6.7 (35 votes)

Cast

  • Jane Fosset: Leslie Caron
  • Toby: Tom Bell
  • Johnny: Brock Peters
  • Charlie: Bernard Lee
  • Doris: Avis Bunnage
  • Sonia: Patricia Phoenix
  • Mavis: Cicely Courtneidge
  • Jane II: Verity Edmett
  • Youth in Street: Anthony Booth
  • Newsagent: Harry Locke
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