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The L-Shaped Room (1962)
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20 November 1962 (UK) moreTagline:
"Sex is not a forbidden word!"Plot:
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... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
Odd, life-like characters--rich, textured script moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Leslie Caron | ... | Jane Fosset | |
| Anthony Booth | ... | Youth in Street | |
| Avis Bunnage | ... | Doris | |
| Patricia Phoenix | ... | Sonia | |
| Verity Edmett | ... | Jane II | |
| Tom Bell | ... | Toby | |
| Cicely Courtneidge | ... | Mavis | |
| Harry Locke | ... | Newsagent | |
| Ellen Dryden | ... | Girl in Newsagent's | |
| Emlyn Williams | ... | Dr. Weaver | |
| Jennifer White | ... | Monica | |
| Brock Peters | ... | Johnny | |
| Gerry Duggan | ... | Bert | |
| Joan Ingram | ... | Woman in Park | |
| Mark Eden | ... | Terry |
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126 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:X (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating)Fun Stuff
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Concerto No. 1 in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra moreFAQ
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The characters in the oddly appealing drama are so deliciously flawed and the texture is so utterly British art. Leslie Caron is underrated as a dramatic actor--having made a name for herself in musicals--but she shines in this one. Her performance is reminiscent of the character she played in "The Subterraneans." She is perfect as the tortured free-spirit who stumbles. Another standout is Brock Peters. You feel the closeness of his room when he is lying in bed, talking to Jane through the wall. In fact, the whole boarding house feels real, seedy and full of dashed hopes. You ache for the pain and loneliness each person on the
house endures--I felt myself like a resident in this menagerie. The direction is taut, spare and real. I would have liked to have learned more about Toby's background, what drove him to this place. But I suppose a good film is supposed to leave a place for the viewers imagination.