10cc - Im Not in Love - About Mrs. Leslie Version

About Mrs. Leslie is a 1954 American drama film directed by Daniel Mann and starring Shirley Booth and Robert Ryan. It was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 1955. Plot summary Rooming house owner Mrs. Vivien Leslie reminisces in flashbacks about her past as a cafe entertainer turned dress shop owner who had a longtime affair with mysterious, lonely industrialist George Leslie, who originally hired her as a vacation “companion.“ Though they enjoyed each other’s company annually at a peaceful oceanside retreat, George told Vivien nothing of his life outside the vacations, until she learned accidentally of his aviation work and his unhappy marriage. In subplots, Vivien’s tenants and neighbors, including a young couple aspiring to television success, carry on soap-opera lives. Meanwhile, through her reminiscences and her involvement in her tenants’ troubles, Vivien questions whether her relationship with George cost her as much as it gave her.
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