Downton Abbey’s Dame Maggie Smith, a two-time Oscar® winner, recreates one of her most celebrated roles – the singular Miss Shepherd – in TriStar’s The Lady in the Van, Alan Bennett’s big-screen comedic adaptation of his own iconic memoir and honored stage play. Bennett’s story is based on the true story of 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. What begins as a begrudged favor becomes a relationship that will change both their lives. Filmed on the street and in the house where Bennett and Miss Shepherd lived all those years, acclaimed director Nicholas Hytner reunites with Bennett to bring this touching, poignant, and life-affirming story to the screen.
2 min 19 sec
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37,784
Posted On
September 08, 2015
Nicholas Hytner
Writer
Alan Bennett
Studio
TriStar Pictures
Release
November 13, 2015
Maggie Smith
Dominic Cooper
James Corden
Jim Broadbent
Frances de la Tour
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