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| Leslie Caron | ... | Jane Fosset | |
| Anthony Booth | ... | Youth in Street | |
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Avis Bunnage | ... | Doris |
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Patricia Phoenix | ... | Sonia |
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Verity Edmett | ... | Jane II |
| Tom Bell | ... | Toby | |
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Cicely Courtneidge | ... | Mavis |
| Harry Locke | ... | Newsagent | |
| Ellen Dryden | ... | Girl in Newsagent's | |
| Emlyn Williams | ... | Dr. Weaver | |
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Jennifer White | ... | Monica |
| Brock Peters | ... | Johnny | |
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Gerry Duggan | ... | Bert |
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Joan Ingram | ... | Woman in Park |
| Mark Eden | ... | Terry | |
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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. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>
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20 November 1962 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Toby: Oh, well, you see it's a very powerful aphrodisiac for an Englishman. Before the war, most children were conceived on Friday nights.
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The rent of 42 shillings per week is the equivalent of £40 (or $52.50) in 2016. See more »Goofs
About one hour into the film, when Toby and Jane are sitting on her bed talking, a shadow of the boom microphone is visible moving on the wall behind them. See more »Quotes
Jane Fosset: Oh, you English are so funny about smells. You hate garlic, you're frightened of perfume unless it's very cheap and very nasty, but you *love* the smell of fish and chips. First time I went out for a walk with an Englishman, he took us two miles out of our way so I could smell a fish and chips shop.Toby: Oh, well, you see it's a very powerful aphrodisiac for an Englishman. Before the war, most children were conceived on Friday nights.
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I first saw this film when I was I'm my early teens and for some reason it always stuck with me. Some 30yrs later, I watched it again last night and was awestruck by the performances in this fine fine film.
Leslie Caron was nominated for an Oscar for her role and won the Golden Globe and BAFTA for her performance .. and rightly so. Such a touching, understated delivery that will have you too fall in love with her character Jane.
It's hard to believe I am only the 2nd user to comment on this forgotten gem. Films like this really illustrate the dire state of motion picture making these days. They sure don't make em like they used to folks.
Available on DVD, unfortunately not in it's original aspect ratio. Perhaps one day someone will release it in wide screen to truly appreciate the gritty black & white photography.
Highly recommended .. a flawless film throughout !