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The L-Shaped Room is a British film of genre Drama directed by Bryan Forbes with Leslie Caron
The L-Shaped Room (1962)
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Add to a movie listThe L-Shaped Room is a 1962 British drama film, directed by Bryan Forbes, which tells the story of a young French woman, unmarried and pregnant, who moves into a London boarding house, befriending a young man in the building. It stars Leslie Caron and Tom Bell.
The movie was adapted by Bryan Forbes from the novel by Lynne Reid Banks.
Leslie Caron's performance won her the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for best actress, and also earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Synopsis
A 27-year-old French woman, Jane Fosset (Caron), arrives alone at a rundown boarding house in Notting Hill, London, moving into an L-shaped room. Beautiful but withdrawn, she encounters the residents of her house, each a social outsider in his or her own way.Actors
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