The Lady in the Van (2015) | A big screen adaptation of writer Alan Bennett’s iconic and celebrated memoir, directed by long-standing Bennett collaborator Nicholas Hytner.rnrnThe film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years. Their unique story is funny, poignant and life-affirming.
14/10/2015
Drama
Allan Bennett Dominic Cooper England Frances de la Tour James Corden Jim Broadbent Maggie Smith Miss Shepherd Nicholas Hytner Russell Tovey true story