A 1962 British kitchen sink drama film directed by Bryan Forbes, based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Lynne Reid Banks. It tells the story of Jane Fosset (Leslie Caron), a young French woman, unmarried and pregnant, who moves into a cheap London boarding house, befriending a young man, Toby (Tom Bell), in the building. A refreshing change from the dour characters he went on to play.
It is possibly the definitive kitchen sink drama and depicts the seedy, squalid life that a lot of people had to endure back in the 1950s and 1960s.
Some sensitive subjects are covered here, especially for the time, but all are handled with consummate skill rather than the sledge-hammer, in your face depictions nowadays.
Caron's performance earned her the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for best actress, as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress although her sobbing scene was a bit embarrassing.
It is possibly the definitive kitchen sink drama and depicts the seedy, squalid life that a lot of people had to endure back in the 1950s and 1960s.
Some sensitive subjects are covered here, especially for the time, but all are handled with consummate skill rather than the sledge-hammer, in your face depictions nowadays.
Caron's performance earned her the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for best actress, as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress although her sobbing scene was a bit embarrassing.