Florence Foster Jenkins, starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant and directed by Stephen Frears, is that rare film opportunity for which the Movie Club postpones its monthly outing from the first Tuesday of the month to later. We'll be seeing FFJ on August 16, but the venues and times hadn't been announced when I wrote this blog post. So watch for an email by the end of this week with the where and when details..
SYNOPSIS: The true story of Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep), the legendary New York heiress and socialite who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great opera singer. The voice she heard in her head was beautiful, but to everyone else it was hilariously awful. Her "husband" and manager, St Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant) an aristocratic English actor, was determined to protect his beloved Florence from the truth. But when Florence decided to give a public concert at Carnegie Hall in 1944, St Clair knew he faced his greatest challenge.
TRAILER: http://www.cinemaclock.com/ont/toronto/movies/florence-foster-jenkins-2016/videos/204553
REVIEWS:
Variety: http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/florence-foster-jenkins-review-meryl-streep-1201750112/
