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Florence Foster Jenkins
2016 110 min United Kingdom, United States of America PG-13 16+
★7.6
Comedy, Drama
Director: Stephen Frears
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Description
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
Budget:
$29M
US Gross:
$27.38M
Worldwide:
$48.9M
Starring
Meryl Streep
Actor
Hugh Grant
Actor
Simon Helberg
Actor
Awards
BAFTA 2017
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Golden Globe 2017
— Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017
— Best Actress
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017
— Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe 2017
— Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe 2017
— Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)
Academy Awards 2017
— Best Costume Design
Academy Awards 2017
— Best Actress
BAFTA 2017
— Best Costume Design
BAFTA 2017
— Best Actress
Golden Globe 2017
— Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
BAFTA 2017
— Best Supporting Actor
European Film Awards 2016
— Best Actor
Key opinion
Florence Foster Jenkins is widely praised for its exceptional performances, particularly Meryl Streep's nuanced portrayal of the titular character and Hugh Grant's career-best supporting role. While some critics find the film a charming, heartwarming ode to ambition and artistic passion, others view it as a bland, overly sentimental biopic with limited dramatic depth.
| Acting | Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant deliver powerful, career-defining performances that anchor the film's emotional core. | |
| Production | The production design and costumes are widely recognized for their authentic and elegant recreation of 1940s New York. | |
| Emotion | The film balances comedy and drama, though it leans more toward a lighthearted, aspirational tone than a rigorous examination of the subject's life. | |
| Direction | The direction is divisive; some viewers appreciate its warmth and accessibility, while others describe it as uninspired or lacking the gravitas found in previous works by the same filmmaker. |