The L-Shaped Room is a well acted drama that probably was a bit too long for my taste but Leslie Caron’s amazing charisma, along with the writing, made up for any shortfalls.
The L-Shaped Room
— The Limited Edition Series —
(1962)
Genre(s): Drama
Twilight Time | NR – 126 min. – $29.95 | December 19, 2017
Date Published: 01/03/2018 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS |
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Jane (LESLIE CARON) is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby’s father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair with one boarder, Toby (TOM ELL). As Jane’s pregnancy threatens her new relationship, and the reality of single motherhood approaches, she is forced to decide what to do about both her baby and her budding romance. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 1.25/5 |
| This comes with an 8-page booklet. Feature include an Audio Commentary with Film Historians, and Twilight Time regulars, Lem Dobbs, Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman; and the Theatrical Trailer (2:34; HD). |
VIDEO – 4.0/5, AUDIO – 3.5/5 |
| Twilight Time releases The L-Shaped Room onto Blu-ray in 1080p high-definition and is presented with a 1.66 widescreen aspect ratio and the black & white picture looks great featuring great detail and no obvious signs of aliasing, artifacting, dust or other flaws. The DTS-HD Master Audio Mono track sounds satisfactory especially since this is a dialogue-driven film. |
OVERALL – 3.75/5 |
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Overall, The L-Shaped Room is a well acted drama that probably was a bit too long for my taste but Leslie Caron’s amazing charisma, along with the writing, made up for any shortfalls. The Blu-ray from Twilight Time offers up good video/audio transfers and features are a bit light but at least there is a commentary track. |