The BFI London Film Festival is in full swing and on Wednesday afternoon, the cast and creators of THE LADY IN THE VAN attended a press conference to discuss the movie.
Director Nicholas Hytner and writer Alan Bennett return for this witty and insightful adaptation of Bennett’s play. THE LADY IN THE VAN is set in the late 1960s and Alan Bennett (Alex Jennings) has just moved to leafy Gloucester Crescent in Camden. No sooner has he arrived than he encounters Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith), a destitute and irascible lady of an indeterminate age who resides in her van up the street.
When she outstays her welcome with the neighbours, Bennett takes pity on her and allows her to park the van in his driveway, not realising that she will remain there until her death 15 years later. Bennett uses this rich, real-life story to expand on the themes of community spirit and loneliness, as well as the ways in which dependency builds between writer and subject.Â
Take a look at THE LADY IN THE VAN press conference below:
