The Lady in the Van
The Lady in the Van

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This movie tells the true story of Alan Bennett's (Alex Jennings') strained friendship with Miss Mary Shepherd (Dame Maggie Smith), an eccentric homeless woman who Bennett befriended in the 1970s before allowing her temporarily to park her Bedford van in the driveway of his Camden house. She stayed there for fifteen years. As the story develops, Bennett learns that Miss Shepherd is really Margaret Fairchild (died 1989), a former gifted pupil of pianist Alfred Cortot. She had ... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Lady in the Van:

Maggie Smith
Alex Jennings
Frances de la Tour
Gwen Taylor
Dominic Cooper
James Corden

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This movie tells the true story of Alan Bennett's (Alex Jennings') strained friendship with Miss Mary Shepherd (Dame Maggie Smith), an eccentric homeless woman who Bennett befriended in the 1970s before allowing her temporarily to park her Bedford van in the driveway of his Camden house. She stayed there for fifteen years. As the story develops, Bennett learns that Miss Shepherd is really Margaret Fairchild (died 1989), a former gifted pupil of pianist Alfred Cortot. She had played Chopin in a promenade concert, tried to become a nun, was committed to an institution by her brother, escaped, had an accident when her van was hit by a motorcyclist for which she believed herself to blame, and thereafter lived in fear of arrest.

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Daily Journal (Kankakee, IL) - 10/10 by Pamela Powell"The Lady in the Van" stars Maggie Smith. That almost says it all.
Baret News - 10/10 by Kam WilliamsA touching tale of empathy blessed by a couple of equally-endearing performances that are nothing short of inspired.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) - 10/10 by Ken HankeA charming, touching, absolutely delightful comedy-drama with a terrific Maggie Smith performance -- and an equally fine turn from Alex Jennings.
Killer Movie Reviews - 10/10 by Andrea ChaseThe pleasure in watching [Smith] blithely dominate the screen is the pleasure of watching a master at work
Movie Nation - 9/10 by Roger MooreIt’s a film that flirts with cloying, here and there — especially at the end. But it reminds us, even before that U.N. recognition becomes official, that there’ll always be an England, that English manners survive, and there’ll always be a Maggie Smith, imperious, hilarious and glorious in that wonderful third act her life and career have given her.
Christian Science Monitor - 9/10 by Peter RainerThe remarkable thing about Smith in The Lady in the Van is that, even though the role is no longer fresh for her, the performance certainly is. She gives it everything she’s got because, you feel, she wants to honor this character. She wants Miss Shepherd to live on.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 9/10 by Steven ReaTry not to let the film's overbearingly jaunty score get in the way. The Lady in the Van is quite a feat.
AV Club - 9/10 by Jesse HassengerThough director Nicholas Hytner does his best to enliven the material, Bennett very much comes across as a dull man’s Charlie Kaufman, even more so when the movie ends with flat, unearned whimsicality. Good as she is here, Smith must cede this round to Dench.
Cleveland Plain Dealer - 9/10 by Joanna ConnorsMaggie Smith gives a performance so vibrant, so sharply funny and at the same time so painfully honest, she single-handedly rescues the movie from the lesser angels of its nature.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - 9/10 by Karen MartinIt's guided by a masterful performer with the unwavering support of a spot-on cast that, like those in the best of Bennett's plays, are all on the same page.

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