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** Jane's Father comes to the flat to ask her to come home and she refuses.
* AllGaysLoveTheatre: Johnny is a Horn Player and Mavis was a Music Hall Artist.
* ChekhovsGun: Mavis and Jane are talking about Christmas and they talk family Mavis reveals she has no one and that she only had one love, pointing to the picture frame of them, Jane looks at it and realises Mavis is a lesbian, for those who had been watching knows that the picture is of a woman on a trapeze.
* DinnerAndAShow: Averted, Christmas Day is very jolly and Mavis even sings for the house, however just as everyone is going for gold, Jane goes into labour.
* DrJerk: The doctor Jane meets to talk about her child, he thinks she there for an abortion and from the look of his car and suits it's clear that he is paid well for it.
* FamilyOfChoice: The boarders have become that for each other and Jane sees them as that.
* FishOutOfWater: In the book Jane is a middle class girl who has a independent bank account meaning she could afford better than the house in Fulham but chooses it to punish herself.
* GlorifiedSpermDonor: The Father to Jane's baby.
* AllGaysLoveTheatre: Johnny is a Horn Player and Mavis was a Music Hall Artist.
* ChekhovsGun: Mavis and Jane are talking about Christmas and they talk family Mavis reveals she has no one and that she only had one love, pointing to the picture frame of them, Jane looks at it and realises Mavis is a lesbian, for those who had been watching knows that the picture is of a woman on a trapeze.
* DinnerAndAShow: Averted, Christmas Day is very jolly and Mavis even sings for the house, however just as everyone is going for gold, Jane goes into labour.
* DrJerk: The doctor Jane meets to talk about her child, he thinks she there for an abortion and from the look of his car and suits it's clear that he is paid well for it.
* FamilyOfChoice: The boarders have become that for each other and Jane sees them as that.
* FishOutOfWater: In the book Jane is a middle class girl who has a independent bank account meaning she could afford better than the house in Fulham but chooses it to punish herself.
* GlorifiedSpermDonor: The Father to Jane's baby.
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** Jane's Father father comes to the flat to ask her to come home and she refuses.
* AllGaysLoveTheatre: Two of Jane's fellow boarders are homosexual, and both are performing artists; Johnny is aHorn Player jazz trumpeter, and Mavis was is a Music Hall Artist.
retired music hall performer.
* BittersweetEnding: In the film, Jane gives birth to a healthy baby girl and plans to return to her parents' house in France to raise her, but her relationship with Toby has crashed and burned thanks to his wounded pride over being neither the baby's father nor able to offer any financial stability. He writes a short story about her called "The L-Shaped Room" and submits it for publication; in the final scene, [[spoiler:she leaves the draft copy on his typewriter with a handwritten note saying she loved the story but that it feels unfinished, hinting that she is leaving the door open for a possible reconciliation]].
* ChekhovsGun: Mavis and Jane are talking about Christmas and they talkfamily family. Mavis reveals she has no one and that she only had one love, pointing to the picture frame of them, them; Jane looks at it and realises Mavis is a lesbian, for those who had been watching knows know that the picture is of a woman on a trapeze.
* DinnerAndAShow: Averted, Christmas Day is very jolly and Mavis even sings for thehouse, however house. However, just as everyone is going for gold, Jane goes into labour.
* DrJerk: The doctor Jane meets to talk about herchild, he child thinks she there for an abortion abortion, and from the look of his car and suits suits, it's clear that he is paid well for it.
* FamilyOfChoice:The Jane's fellow boarders include an assortment of misfits - a penniless struggling writer, a gay West Indian jazz trumpeter, a retired music hall performer, and two prostitutes - but they have become that close friends who look out for each other as a result, and they all help Jane sees them as that.in different ways to prepare for both the actual childbirth process and providing for the baby afterwards.
* FishOutOfWater: In thebook book, Jane is a middle class girl who has a an independent bank account account, meaning she could afford better than the house in Fulham but chooses it to punish herself.
* GlorifiedSpermDonor: TheFather father to Jane's baby.baby. In the film, his lone scene involves a brief conversation with her in a cafe in which he offers to give her the money for an abortion, but she tells him she plans to keep the baby and doesn't reciprocate the feelings he claims to have for her.
* AllGaysLoveTheatre: Two of Jane's fellow boarders are homosexual, and both are performing artists; Johnny is a
* BittersweetEnding: In the film, Jane gives birth to a healthy baby girl and plans to return to her parents' house in France to raise her, but her relationship with Toby has crashed and burned thanks to his wounded pride over being neither the baby's father nor able to offer any financial stability. He writes a short story about her called "The L-Shaped Room" and submits it for publication; in the final scene, [[spoiler:she leaves the draft copy on his typewriter with a handwritten note saying she loved the story but that it feels unfinished, hinting that she is leaving the door open for a possible reconciliation]].
* ChekhovsGun: Mavis and Jane are talking about Christmas and they talk
* DinnerAndAShow: Averted, Christmas Day is very jolly and Mavis even sings for the
* DrJerk: The doctor Jane meets to talk about her
* FamilyOfChoice:
* FishOutOfWater: In the
* GlorifiedSpermDonor: The
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A 1960 novel by Creator/LynneReidBanks. Set in the late 1950s, it follows Jane a young unmarried pregnant woman who moves to a London boarding house, filled with misfits and befriends them especially a young writer named Toby. They begin a relationship only for Jane's secret being exposed however she finds help from the other boarders as the due date arrives.
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A 1960 novel by Creator/LynneReidBanks. Set in the late 1950s, it follows Jane Jane, a young unmarried pregnant woman who moves to a London boarding house, house filled with misfits and befriends them them, especially a young writer named Toby. They begin a relationship relationship, only for Jane's secret being exposed however to be exposed; however, she finds help from the other boarders as the her due date arrives.
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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: Jane has her baby that mainly stays the same, while in the novel [[spoiler:her favourite aunt takes her to the country to have her son and later gives her money in her will that she uses to buy a house]], in the movie [[spoiler:Toby finishes his story which he gives to Jane in the hospital after she has her daughter and she leaves London with her baby to France]].
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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: Jane has her baby baby, and that mainly stays the same, while in the novel [[spoiler:her favourite aunt takes her to the country to have her son and later gives her money in her will that she uses to buy a house]], in the movie [[spoiler:Toby finishes his story which he gives to Jane in the hospital after she has her daughter and she leaves London with her baby to France]].
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* FamilyOfChoice: The boarders have become that for each-other and Jane sees them as that.
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* FamilyOfChoice: The boarders have become that for each-other each other and Jane sees them as that.
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* DinnerAndAShow: Averted, Christmas Day is very jolly and Mavis even sings for the house, however just as everyone is going for gold, Jane goes into labour.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: When Jane admits to the doctor that she isn't going to marry the unborn's father, he offers to fix the 'problem' but Jane refuses that as well.
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* ChekhovsGun: Mavis and Jane are talking about Christmas and they talk family Mavis reveals she has no one and that she only had one love, pointing to the picture frame of them, Jane looks at it and realises Mavis is a lesbian, for those who had been watching knows that the picture is of a woman on a trapeze.
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* FamilyOfChoice: The boarders have become that for each-other and Jane sees them as that.
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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: Jane has her baby, while in the novel [[spoiler:her Father buys her a house and gets her a job]], in the movie [[spoiler:Toby finishes his story which he gives to Jane and she leaves London with her baby to France]].
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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: Jane has her baby, baby that mainly stays the same, while in the novel [[spoiler:her Father buys favourite aunt takes her a house to the country to have her son and gets later gives her money in her will that she uses to buy a job]], house]], in the movie [[spoiler:Toby finishes his story which he gives to Jane in the hospital after she has her daughter and she leaves London with her baby to France]].
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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: Jane has her baby, while in the novel [[spoiler:her Father buys her a house and gets her a job]], in the movie [[spoiler:Toby finishes his story which he gives to Jane and she leaves London with her baby to France]].
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** Jane in the book is prejudiced towards Johnny despite their friendship and says a few homophobic things.
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** Jane in the book is prejudiced towards Johnny despite their friendship and says a few homophobic things. However she changes after her pregnancy is revealed and she is shunned.
** Jane's Father comes to the flat to ask her to come home and she refuses.
** Jane's Father comes to the flat to ask her to come home and she refuses.
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* DrJerk: The doctor Jane meets to talk about her child, he thinks she there for an abortion and from the look of his car and suits it's clear that he is paid well for it.
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* GlorifiedSpermDonor: The Father to Jane's baby.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Once Jane gives them a chance she sees that the ones in the basement flat are kind-hearted.
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* StrugglingSingleMother: In the novel once Jane's pregnancy is noticeable she loses her job, is shunned by many people and she herself feels terrible, but as a outcast those she once was prejudiced about come to her aid and in a way she becomes a better person for it.
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A 1960 novel by Creator/LynneReidBanks. Set in the late 1950s, it follows Jane a young unmarried pregnant woman who moves to a London boarding house, filled with misfits and befriends a young man there. They begin a relationship only for Jane's secret being exposed however she finds help from the other boarders as the due date arrives.
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A 1960 novel by Creator/LynneReidBanks. Set in the late 1950s, it follows Jane a young unmarried pregnant woman who moves to a London boarding house, filled with misfits and befriends them especially a young man there.writer named Toby. They begin a relationship only for Jane's secret being exposed however she finds help from the other boarders as the due date arrives.
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* AdaptedOut: There is several edits from the book to novel:
** The novel has a lot of characters and many get cut or mixed with others.
** Backstories are also cut from the movie like Toby being Jewish.
** Jane in the book is prejudiced towards Johnny despite their friendship and says a few homophobic things.
** The novel has a lot of characters and many get cut or mixed with others.
** Backstories are also cut from the movie like Toby being Jewish.
** Jane in the book is prejudiced towards Johnny despite their friendship and says a few homophobic things.
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* FishOutOfWater: In the book Jane is a middle class girl who has a independent bank account meaning she could afford better than the house in Fulham but chooses it to punish herself.
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A 1960 novel by Creator/LynneReidBanks. Set in the late 1950s, it follows a young unmarried pregnant woman who moves to a London boarding house and befriends a young man there.
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A 1960 novel by Creator/LynneReidBanks. Set in the late 1950s, it follows Jane a young unmarried pregnant woman who moves to a London boarding house house, filled with misfits and befriends a young man there.
there. They begin a relationship only for Jane's secret being exposed however she finds help from the other boarders as the due date arrives.
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The movie is seen as a example of Kitchen Sink Realism and did very well with Caron earning herself the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for best actress, as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: Jane's backstory is changed:
** In the book she was a middle class English girl who upon revealing her pregnancy was kicked out by her father.
** In the movie she is French and it's clear her family live in France.
* AllGaysLoveTheatre: Johnny is a Horn Player and Mavis was a Music Hall Artist.
** In the book she was a middle class English girl who upon revealing her pregnancy was kicked out by her father.
** In the movie she is French and it's clear her family live in France.
* AllGaysLoveTheatre: Johnny is a Horn Player and Mavis was a Music Hall Artist.
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The first novel was adapted into a 1962 film of the same name, directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Creator/LeslieCaron.
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The first novel was adapted [[TheFilmOfTheBook adapted]] into a 1962 film of the same name, directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Creator/LeslieCaron.
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The first novel was adapted into a film of the same name in 1962.
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The first novel was adapted into a 1962 film of the same name in 1962.name, directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Creator/LeslieCaron.
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* GoldDigger: Subverted in ''The Backwards Shadow''. Joanne was a failed actress in her late 30's. She married her husband for his money, promising to make him a good wife and give him a baby if she could. The marriage was very happy and she was genuinely upset at his death, while recognising that everyone thought this was she had been waiting for.
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* GoldDigger: Subverted in ''The Backwards Shadow''. Joanne was a failed actress in her late 30's.30s. She married her husband for his money, promising to make him a good wife and give him a baby if she could. The marriage was very happy and she was genuinely upset at his death, while recognising that everyone thought this was she had been waiting for.
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A 1960 novel by Creator/LynneReidBanks. Set in the late 1950s, it follows a young unmarried pregnant woman who moves to a London boarding house and befriends a young man there.
Two sequels were published: ''The Backward Shadow'' (1970) and ''Two is Lonely'' (1974).
The first novel was adapted into a film of the same name in 1962.
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* GoldDigger: Subverted in ''The Backwards Shadow''. Joanne was a failed actress in her late 30's. She married her husband for his money, promising to make him a good wife and give him a baby if she could. The marriage was very happy and she was genuinely upset at his death, while recognising that everyone thought this was she had been waiting for.
* MySecretPregnancy: The protagonist has absolutely no respect for the father and doesn't really want him around, so she doesn't tell him. Made easier by the fact that their paths had uncrossed by then. He finds out by happening to pass her when she's very big.
* ThrowingDownTheGauntlet: Done in a non-badass way: the protagonist gets pregnant after a one night stand, and although she refuses the father's offer to marry her, he still feels guilty and wants to help. After helping her get back in contact with her "boyfriend," the father deliberately provokes a fight so that the boyfriend can beat him up and, having taken his beating, feels absolved of all guilt or responsibility in the pregnancy.
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A 1960 novel by Creator/LynneReidBanks. Set in the late 1950s, it follows a young unmarried pregnant woman who moves to a London boarding house and befriends a young man there.
Two sequels were published: ''The Backward Shadow'' (1970) and ''Two is Lonely'' (1974).
The first novel was adapted into a film of the same name in 1962.
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!!Contains examples of:
* GoldDigger: Subverted in ''The Backwards Shadow''. Joanne was a failed actress in her late 30's. She married her husband for his money, promising to make him a good wife and give him a baby if she could. The marriage was very happy and she was genuinely upset at his death, while recognising that everyone thought this was she had been waiting for.
* MySecretPregnancy: The protagonist has absolutely no respect for the father and doesn't really want him around, so she doesn't tell him. Made easier by the fact that their paths had uncrossed by then. He finds out by happening to pass her when she's very big.
* ThrowingDownTheGauntlet: Done in a non-badass way: the protagonist gets pregnant after a one night stand, and although she refuses the father's offer to marry her, he still feels guilty and wants to help. After helping her get back in contact with her "boyfriend," the father deliberately provokes a fight so that the boyfriend can beat him up and, having taken his beating, feels absolved of all guilt or responsibility in the pregnancy.
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