The L-shaped room / a Romulus Production ; written for the screen and directed by Bryan Forbes ; produced by James Woolf and Richard Attenborough.

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"The L-Shaped Room stars Leslie Caron as a unmarried, pregnant French girl. Arranging for an abortion (illegal at that time), she takes up residence in a ramshackle British boarding house where most of the other residents are also outcasts of society. Many of the character types were new to films of...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Optimum classic.
Main Author: Barry, John (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Optimum Releasing (Firm)
Romulus Films
Studio Canal
Other Authors: Forbes, Bryan, 1926-2013 (Screenwriter, Director)
Woolf, James, 1919-1966 (Producer)
Attenborough, Richard (Producer)
Banks, Lynne Reid, 1929-2024
Caron, Leslie (Actor)
Bell, Tom, 1933-2006 (Actor)
Peters, Brock (Actor)
Courtneidge, Cicely, 1893-1980 (Actor)
Phoenix, Patricia (Actor)
Williams, Emlyn, 1905-1987 (Actor)
Bunnage, Avis (Actor)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
English.
Published: [London] : Studio Canal : Distributed by Optimum Releasing Ltd., [2007], ©2007.
Series:Optimum classic.
Subjects:
Banks, Lynne Reid, > 1929-2024. > Film adaptations.
Lodging-houses > Drama.
Pregnant women > Drama.
Outcasts > Drama.
Banks, Lynne Reid, > 1929-2024.
Lodging-houses.
Outcasts.
Pregnant women.
Film adaptations.
Psychological drama.
Ensemble films.
British new-wave films.
New wave films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films > Great Britain.
Drama.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Psychological drama.
Ensemble films.
British new-wave films.
New wave films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films
Physical Description:1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
"The L-Shaped Room stars Leslie Caron as a unmarried, pregnant French girl. Arranging for an abortion (illegal at that time), she takes up residence in a ramshackle British boarding house where most of the other residents are also outcasts of society. Many of the character types were new to films of the era, but have since become cliches: the understanding young black, the lesbian actress, the prostitutes without golden hearts. There is also a Christopher Isherwood type writer (Tom Bell) who observes the passing parade and writes a book on the subject."--Www.allmovie.com.
Note:Based on the novel by Lynne Reid Banks.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PR6052.A486 L742 2007 Region 2 PAL VideoDVD
Audience:
BBFC rated 15 ; suitable only for persons over 15 years and over.
Credits:Director of photography, Douglas Slocombe ; editor, Anthony Harvey ; music, John Barry.
System Details:DVD; PAL; region 2; mono ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.78:1). Not compatible with some American DVD players or NTSC-only systems.
Participant or Performer:
Leslie Caron, Tom Bell, Brock Peters, Dame Cicely Courtneidge, Patricia Phoenix, Avis Bunnage, Emlyn Williams.