UK Leslie Caron
Kitchen sink drama from 1962. A pregnant expat takes a room in a lower class boarding house and reluctantly gets involved in the lives and personalities of her new neighbors. She is ardently pursued by a self-absorbed 'writer' who backs away in horror when he eventually learns of her condition.
So...not a love story but more an honest peek into life at the bottom of the food chain in London at the time. The film featured lesbianism, prostitution, homosexuality, race, single motherhood...all topics rarely seen in films before this.
LC was beautiful, sensitive and sympathetic as she navigated this world on her own. She was deeply troubled but got through this phase of her life with a little help from her new-found friends. The drama holds up well for today's audience.
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