Thirty years later, it was a pleasure for me to revisit this treasure from British Cinema’s New Wave of the sixties, and a privilege to bestow upon the MovieNight family!  Most British folk of a certain age will be familiar with The L-Shaped Room, but for the large part it remains an obscure relic on this side of the pond.

After finding and watching a DVD, the thing that struck me was the courage of a young, unmarried, immigrant mother-to-be, played so well by Leslie Caron. At every turn, she faced pressure get rid of her baby. No spoiler alert here, just in case you do get a chance to see it, but the official trailer, however quaint, focused on the scandal of out-of-wedlock pregnancy, and left Ms. Caron looking rather feeble. In fact, she was rather fierce, and quite witty in her role. I felt that I should make my own trailer, and if you’re interested you can see it here.

Thanks to all who came out on another cold cold night. When will it warm up again?

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