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The Lady in the Van

Sony Pictures
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Overview

Truth is stranger than fiction in this comedy-drama based on the real-life tale of a homeless woman named Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith), who parks her van in the driveway of a house owned by playwright Alan Bennett (Alex Jennings) and lives there for 15 years. Over the course of her stay, the two form a unique friendship. Jim Broadbent, Dominic Cooper, Samuel Barnett, and Frances de la Tour co-star. This adaptation of the 1999 stage hit was directed by Nicholas Hytner (THE HISTORY BOYS).

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Details

    Blu-Ray Disc Format
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • Run Time: 104
  • UPC: 043396462922
  • Genre: COMEDIES
  • Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
  • Release Date: April 2016

Movie Reviews

Reviews:
4 stars out of 5 -- "Smith, as you would expect, has a ball. It’s a liberating role, unencumbered by social niceties and deafeningly oblivious to kindness." - 10/30/2015 Empire


"[A] delicately written, boisterously performed movie about the difficult people who dare us to care about them." - 12/03/2015 Los Angeles Times


3 stars out of 4 -- "[F]or anyone who adores Smith -- which is pretty much everyone these days -- they will have quite a satisfying ride with this crusty grand dame behind the wheel." - 12/08/2015 RogerEbert.com


"Smith has picked herself another juicy acting plum....Smith's acid tongue makes any line sound better." - 01/06/2016 Rolling Stone


"Smith plays her with equal parts antsy mania and arch, withering skepticism toward all surrounding her -- the latter characteristic very much the actress’s stock-in-trade." - 09/12/2015 Variety


"Smith is literally THE LADY IN THE VAN, Nicholas Hytner’s self-consciously artsy and somewhat slight but tartly funny and occasionally wise adaptation of Alan Bennett’s play of the same name." - 01/21/2016 Chicago Sun-Times


"Smith is once again very, very good in a very different way than you’d expect." - 01/28/2016 Boston Globe


"Smith’s skills stand her in good stead as Shepherd, whom we meet briefly as a younger woman before the main plot of LADY kicks in." - 01/21/2016 Washington Post

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