Top billed cast

1. 

   Leslie Caron

   Jane Fosset

2. 

   Tom Bell

   Toby

3. 

   Brock Peters

   Johnny

4. 

   Bernard Lee

   Charlie

5. 

   Avis Bunnage

   Doris

6. 

   Patricia Phoenix

   Sonia

7. 

   Cicely Courtneidge

   Mavis

8. 

   Verity Edmett

   Jane II

9. 

   Anthony Booth

   Youth in Street

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-06

Leslie Caron is really good in this rather quirky tale of a French lass who, pregnant, takes up residence in a pretty grotty London boarding house. Initially wary of the other "guests", "Jane" befriends aspiring writer"Toby" (Tom Bell) and the film depicts her lively relationship with him and her assimilation into this curious group of individuals whom she gradually begins to get used to. There are two things that help this stand out. The photography - it is intimate and very effective; and the use of the Brahms Piano Concerto which is as effective as any of the, frequently potent, dialogue. C...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• london, england
• pregnancy
• boarding house
• landlady
• kitchen sink realism