Overview
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.
This movie is based on the story of a woman who decided to park her fan in the driveway of a famous author. I enjoy the device that shows the duality of the author (we see him in two different lights) but it is Maggie Smith that completely steals the show. I really can’t imagine someone without her considerable talent taking on this role as this movie centered on her performance. I can’t remember the last time I was so taken with a performance in a movie. I could really see her experiences in theater shining through in this role.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews The Lady in the Van
Movie title: The Lady in the Van
Movie description: 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.
Date published: 2022-07-21
Director(s): Nicholas Hytner
Actor(s): Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Frances de la Tour, Gwen Taylor, Dominic Cooper, James Corden, Roger Allam, Samuel Anderson, Dermot Crowley, Jim Broadbent, Stephen Campbell Moore, Eleanor Matsuura, Sacha Dhawan, Samuel Barnett, Deborah Findlay, David Calder, Elliot Levey, Claire Foy, Pandora Colin, Marion Bailey, Russell Tovey, Rosalind Knight, Jamie Parker, Geoffrey Streatfeild, June Watson, George Taylor, Richard Banks, Aaron Neil, Jessica Bastick-Vines, Cecilia Noble, Clare Hammond, Sam McArdle, Giles Cooper, Sam Spruell, Harriet Thorpe, Nicholas Burns, Alan Bennett, Andrew Knott, Selina Cadell, Giles Cooper
Genre: Comedy, Drama
My Review
This movie is based on the story of a woman who decided to park her fan in the driveway of a famous author. I enjoy the device that shows the duality of the author (we see him in two different lights) but it is Maggie Smith that completely steals the show. I really can’t imagine someone without her considerable talent taking on this role as this movie centered on her performance. I can’t remember the last time I was so taken with a performance in a movie. I could really see her experiences in theater shining through in this role.
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My Review - 7/10
7/10