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I have to disagree with Renshaw's take on this movie. If one writes a story, particularly one based upon a very intimate experience, it is inevitably told from the writer's perspective. Writers are necessarily self-involved, and that was an important part of the story. In this case the writer's perspective is balanced, compassionate, and appropriately self-deprecating. They learned from one another. This was not a narcissistic tale by any stretch.
Re: “The Lady in the Van”
I have to disagree with Renshaw's take on this movie. If one writes a story, particularly one based upon a very intimate experience, it is inevitably told from the writer's perspective. Writers are necessarily self-involved, and that was an important part of the story. In this case the writer's perspective is balanced, compassionate, and appropriately self-deprecating. They learned from one another. This was not a narcissistic tale by any stretch.