Film2015104 min

The Lady in the Van

Name: The Lady in the Van
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2015
Duration: 104 min
Cast: Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Frances de la Tour, Gwen Taylor, Dominic Cooper

Taste attributes: comedydramabiographyslowfresh & originalrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"A mostly true story"

Boxlist takeRealistic and inventive: a layered comedy-drama, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 563 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB