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 Question former juror that she was in fact guilty. He goes to the authorities, but learns from them that new evidence has turned up that completely exonerates her. The Lady in Question The Lady in Question is a 1940 American comedy drama film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. It is a remake of the 1937 French film "Gribouille". This was the first of five films in which Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth appeared together, most famously in their second film, "Gilda" (1946). They also teamed together in "The Loves of Carmen" (1948), "Affair