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.
The upside is that said lady is brought to life by the magnificent Maggie Smith, who has previously inhabited this hygiene-impaired creature described as “ an odoriferous concerto ” and primarily known as Miss Shepherd to acclaim both on…
The film of The Lady in the Van becomes a journey in which Bennett pieces together the arc of Miss Shepherd’s life while tending to his own middle-class failing mother, who’s increasingly deluded but none too swift even with her full…
Review. Movie Reviews.Alan Bennett has a story for you: The Lady in the Van, about a writer named Alan Bennett who let a homeless woman move her van into his London driveway for "a couple of weeks," only to have her stay for 15 years. This…
