| Uniform Title |
The lady in the van (Motion picture :2015) |
| Title |
The lady in the van. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Home Entertainment Australia, ©2016. |
| ©2015 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (100 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : DE9951. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015. |
| Based on the memoir by Alan Bennett. |
| Special features: The making of The lady in the van ; The visual effects ; Playing the lady: Maggie Smith as Miss Shepard ; Commentary with Nicholas Hytner ; Deleted Scenes. |
| Credits |
Directed by Nicholas Hytner ; screenplay by Alan Bennett ; produced by Kevin Loader, Nicholas Hytner, Damian Jones. |
| Performers |
Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Frances De La Tour, Roger Allam, Deborah Findlay, Jim Broadbent, Gwen Taylor. |
| 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. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 2, 4, 5 ; Anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1. |
| Language note |
English, French. Subtitles: English, Arabic, Dutch, French. [CC] English Captions (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). [AD] English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
| Subjects |
Bennett, Alan, -- 1934- Film adaptations |
| Bennett, Alan, -- 1934- Drama |
| Dramatists, English -- 20th century -- Drama |
| Homeless -- England -- London -- Drama |
| Homeless persons -- Great Britain -- Drama |
| Homeless women -- England -- London -- Drama |
| Authors -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| Genre |
Biographical films |
| Comedy films |
| Feature films |
| Film adaptations |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
| Other Names |
Hytner, Nicholas director, producer |
| Bennett, Alan screenwriter. |
| Smith, Maggie, 1934- actor. |
| Jennings, Alex actor. |
| Broadbent, Jim actor. |
| Bennett, Alan, 1934-. Lady in the van Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
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