The Lady in the Van The Lady in the Van The Lady in the Van is a 2015 British comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings, based on the novel of the same name created by Alan Bennett. It was written by Alan Bennett, and it tells the (mostly) true story of his interactions with Mary Shepherd, an elderly woman who lived in a dilapidated van on his driveway in London for 15 years. He had previously published the story as a 1989 essay, 1990 book, 1999 stage play, and 2009 radio play on BBC Radio 4. Smith had
The Lady and the Hooligan seeks revenge with the help of his father and some of his friends. The hooligan is stabbed to death in a fight. Before dying, he asks his mother to call the schoolmistress. After the schoolmistress has kissed him on the lips, he closes his eyes and dies. On 1 May (May Day), 1919, the film was shown in mass viewings in Moscow and Leningrad. The film includes "fast-paced editing and (limited) shot-reverse-shot editing patterns." The Lady and the Hooligan The Lady and the Hooligan (original title: ) is a 1918 Russian silent film co-directed by Vladimir Mayakovsky and Yevgeni Slavinsky.