The L-Shaped Room

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The L-Shaped Room is a 1962 film, directed by Bryan Forbes, which tells the story of a young French woman, unmarried and pregnant, who moves into a London apartment building, 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. It was directed by Forbes.

It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress (Leslie Caron).

Samples from the movie were used by "The Smiths" in the song "The Queen is Dead" and Morrissey in his song "Maladjusted".

[edit] External links

• The L-Shaped Room at the Internet Movie Database