Florence Foster Jenkins

2016 "Every voice deserves to be heard."

Florence Foster Jenkins

6.8 | 1h50m | PG-13 | en | Drama

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

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6.8 | 1h50m | PG-13 | en | Drama , Comedy | More Info

Released: August. 12,2016 | Released Producted By: BBC Film , Qwerty Films Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.florencefosterjenkinsmovie.com/

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The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

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Cast

Meryl Streep , Hugh Grant , Simon Helberg

Director

Gareth Cousins

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BBC Film , Qwerty Films

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Reviews

p-haggath I've seen this film twice now and I love it. The cast is perfect and the filming brilliant. A real story of illness and true love.

Msbnitski From the moment it began it was just too much fun for just 1 person to have. I love Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant is aging well. The story is great fun and the singing is even more fun! Watch it to have a real laugh!

proud_luddite Based on a true story: in 1944, the title character (played by Meryl Streep) is wealthy patroness of the arts in New York. She has a chaste marriage to St Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant) who has a secret relationship on the side but adores Florence to the point of being co-dependent. He and others encourage her to take singing lessons and perform despite the fact that she cannot sing.There is a charm and entertainment value in this movie and how can it not be considering the talent involved. In addition to engaging performances by Streep and Grant (plus Simon Helberg as Florence's pianist accompanist), the movie is well directed by the brilliant and seasoned Stephen Frears ("My Beautiful Launderette", "Dangerous Liaisons", "The Grifters", "The Queen", "Philomena").To take on this true story is quite challenging. As fiction, it would be easily dismissed as unbelievable. Yet again, truth is stranger than fiction here. While the viewer is taken through the events, we are given too little information about St Clair and others for setting Florence up for possible humiliation. She seems spared by her naivete and some occasional sitcom-like attempts to keep the truth from her.It's hard to pin down what exactly is missing in a movie with such potential. Maybe, it needed an approach that is at least as surreal as the story itself. Plus more understanding of some very unusual characters. By the end, it felt like it could only go so far despite the talent involved.

rgordon-59262 This is one of those movies you may need to see a few times to truly appreciate it. The gentle performances by Meryl Steep, Hugh Grant and Simon Heilberg are brilliant. Florence is not just generous with her money but with her love of music to the point that she is oblivious to her shortcomings. In time you see where her love of other makes her oblivious to the shortcomings of those around her. In turn they come to love her passion and become passionate in supporting her.