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The lady in the van  Cover Image DVD DVD

The lady in the van

Hytner, Nicholas, (film director,, film producer.). Loader, Kevin, (film producer.). Jones, Damian, 1964- (film producer.). Bennett, Alan 1934- (screenwriter.). Smith, Maggie, 1934- (actor.). Jennings, Alex, (actor.). De la Tour, Frances, 1944- (actor.). Allam, Roger, (actor.). Findlay, Deborah, (actor.). Broadbent, Jim, (actor.). Taylor, Gwen, 1939- (actor.). Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) (Added Author). Tri-Star Pictures, (production company,, presenter.). BBC Films, (production company,, presenter.). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Frances De La Tour, Roger Allam, Deborah Findlay, Jim Broadbent, Gwen Taylor. (Cast).

Summary: The film tells 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 fifteen years.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 104 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches.
    videodisc
  • Publisher: [United Kingdom?] : BBC Films, [2016]
  • Producer: [United Kingdom?] : BBC Films, [2016]
  • Distributor: Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the memoir by Alan Bennett.
Widescreen (1.85).
Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
Special features: The making of The lady in the van; The visual effects; Commentary with Nicholas Hytner; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editor, Tariq Anwar ; music by George Fenton.
Participant or Performer Note: Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Frances De La Tour, Roger Allam, Deborah Findlay, Jim Broadbent, Gwen Taylor.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: PG-13; for a brief unsettling image.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, (1.85:1) anamorphic widescreen; 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Language Note:
English or dubbed French, Portuguese, Spanish, or Thai dialogue; optional English, Chinese Traditional, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai or English SDH subtitles; English audio description track.
Subject: Camden (London, England) -- Drama
Interpersonal relations -- Drama
Homeless women -- Drama
Authors -- Drama
Bennett, Alan -- 1934- -- Drama
Genre: Fiction films.
Biographical films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Feature films > Great Britain.
Feature films > United States.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Available copies

  • 14 of 16 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Creston Public Library DVD FIC LAD (Text)
Acquisition Type: New
35140001110173 Fiction Videos Volume hold Available -

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Summary: The film tells 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 fifteen years.
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