The L-Shaped Room
- 1962
- 2h 6m
A single, pregnant woman moves into a London boarding house where she meets a group of fellow misfits.A single, pregnant woman moves into a London boarding house where she meets a group of fellow misfits.A single, pregnant woman moves into a London boarding house where she meets a group of fellow misfits.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Smiths open their album "The Queen Is Dead" with the scene of the character Mavis leading a chorus of "Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty".
- GoofsThe first-floor light goes out by itself (as it does often as the switch is faulty) twice as Jane goes from Toby's room up to hers, looking for him.
In 60's bedsit land many houses had push-button light switches in the corridors that turned themselves off after a very short time to preserve electricity costs (and also as a fail-safe for people forgetting to turn them off). So the light switch was not necessarily faulty.
- Quotes
Jane Fosset: Oh, you English are so funny about smells. You hate garlic, you're frightened of perfume unless it's very cheap and very nasty, but you *love* the smell of fish and chips. First time I went out for a walk with an Englishman, he took us two miles out of our way so I could smell a fish and chips shop.
Toby: Oh, well, you see it's a very powerful aphrodisiac for an Englishman. Before the war, most children were conceived on Friday nights.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Queen Is Dead (1986)
- SoundtracksPiano Concerto No. 1 in D minor Op. 15
Written by Johannes Brahms (uncredited)
Performed by Peter Katin and City of London Sinfonia
Conducted by Muir Mathieson
house endures--I felt myself like a resident in this menagerie. The direction is taut, spare and real. I would have liked to have learned more about Toby's background, what drove him to this place. But I suppose a good film is supposed to leave a place for the viewers imagination.
- garlinda-1
- Jul 13, 2005
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Das indiskrete Zimmer
- Filming locations
- 4 St Luke's Road, Notting Hill, London, England, UK(boarding house on Brockash Road)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $161
- Runtime2 hours 6 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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