3.0 out of 5 stars Written in the 60s. She worked as a journalist and was the first woman reporter on 3 people found this helpful. Helpful. She was educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, graduating in 1949 and was an actress for five years. The L-Shaped Room covers quite a lot of ground in its two-hour runtime, without ever really needing to leave the rundown seedy boarding house that gives the film its title, or the cafes and pubs that provide a backdrop to the drama. Widescreen. With Leslie Caron, Anthony Booth, Avis Bunnage, Patricia Phoenix. Comment Report abuse. Black & White. Read more. Starring: Leslie Caron, Tom Bell, Brock Peters, Bernard Lee. The L-Shaped Room (1962) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mostly, this movie is a character study. Top reviews from other countries Quietly dramatic. The L-Shaped Room by Lynne Reid Banks - author: Lynne Reid Banks was born in London, July 1929 and was evacuated to Saskatchewan, Canada during World War ll. It is interesting to return to this classic novel, first published half a century ago. I didn't realise that the L Shaped Room was the first part of a trilogy. When The L-Shaped Room premiered in November, 1962, Caron was 31 years old, which is getting a bit long in the tooth to keep playing gamines, and so we get this somewhat explicit farewell to the Gigis and Lilis and Fannys. Recommended. Dramatic is the word to describe The L-Shaped Room. So I wasn’t really surprised to get the question. Read more. The L-Shaped Room Awards and Nominations. And it can be a bit of a challenge to figure out how to arrange furniture in it. The L-Shaped Room Leslie Caron Tom Bell Brock Peters (1963) A pregnant Frenchwoman living alone in a squalid London boardinghouse finds romance with an unemployed writer. See all reviews. The L-Shaped Room is about 2 hours but despite it's lack of action, I felt it moved along nicely and held my attention. Directed by Bryan Forbes. The L-Shaped Room Lynne Reid Banks Vintage, 272pp, £7.99. A single, pregnant woman moves into a London boarding house where she meets a group of fellow misfits. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys Women's History Month STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events 4 people found this helpful. The L-shaped living room dining room combo is a very popular room configuration for your average-sized house. Iris wilson. Report abuse. Jane (Leslie Caron) is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. The L-Shaped Room 1962 DVD (Playable in North America - The US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) The L-Shaped Room Photos View All Photos (10) Movie Info. 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