The Van is a 1996 film, based on the novel "The Van" (the third in "The Barrytown Trilogy") by Roddy Doyle. Like "The Snapper" (1993), it was directed by Stephen Frears. (The first movie of the trilogy, "The Commitments" (1991), was directed by Alan Parker). It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Colm Meaney and Donal O'Kelly.