Lady in the Van, The
PG-13, 2015, Sony Pictures Classics
Director:
Nicholas Hytner
Starring:
Maggie Smith, James Corden, Jim Broadbent, Dominic Cooper, Frances De La Tour
Plot:
A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her car that's parked in his driveway.
1
Neighbors receive no gratitude for helping woman
Themes: Gratitude, Helping Others, Servanthood, Service, Thankfulness
2
Woman can't believe her sin has been forgiven
Themes: Confession, Forgiveness, Guilt, Salvation, Redemption
3
Man can't understand why woman prays so fervently
Themes: Desperation, Prayer, Seeking God, Repentance
4
Christian reluctant to serve ill, elderly woman
Themes: Christian Walk, Church, Servanthood, Service, Helping Others, Generosity
5
Man imagines a heavenly ascension for dead friend
Themes: Afterlife, Death, Heaven, Heaven and Hell