The Lady in the Van Magazine"'s Elise Nakhnikian said the film is all about the "fastidious, somewhat timid, and reclusive playwright Alan Bennett", and stated the film's "annoying glibness is neatly summarized" by the line: "In life, going downhill is an uphill job". 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
The Lady in the Lake (Agent Carter) The Lady in the Lake (Agent Carter) "The Lady in the Lake" is the first episode of the second season of the American television series "Agent Carter", inspired by the films "" and "", and the Marvel One-Shot short film also titled "Agent Carter". It features the Marvel Comics character Peggy Carter as she travels to Los Angeles to assist with a strange new case, and is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. The episode was written by Brant Englestein and directed by Lawrence Trilling. Hayley Atwell reprises her role as