"The Lady in the Van" is one comedy drama that's fun and it entertains in a touching emotional way for the fact that it develops friendship and love in a strange and unexpected way it's really thru difference! Actually this is based on a true story set in England, near London. It involves Miss Shepherd(the top notch and in form Maggie Smith)who's a woman that's past her prime she's now of unknown origin who now and later for an extended stay parks her van in Alan Bennett's(Alex Jennings)driveway and as mentioned lives in that spot a long time in fact up to 15 years! The friendship and meeting has it's growing pains that slowly but surely changes the lives of both forever. The past of both central characters are revealed and the movie takes a path of a rare and touching picture of happiness at being at peace with fate and life before the end. Overall "The Lady in the Van" is one film to enjoy as it makes you want to care about life and people even though if they or the situation seem uncertain and different.