Florence Foster Jenkins / Paramount Pictures, Pathé and BBC Films present, with the participation of Canal+ and Ciné+ ; a Qwerty Films production ; directed by Stephen Frears ; written by Nicholas Martin ; produced by Michael Kuhn, Tracey Seaward.
Publisher:
Paramount Pictures
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. Blu-ray special features: deleted scenes, "The Music and songs of Florence", "Designing the Look", "From Script to Screen", Q&A with Meryl Streep, Live at Carnegie Hall, "Ours is a Happy World.". MPAA rating: PG-13. Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda.
Summary:
Comedy drama based on the true story of the American opera singer. World renowned as a virtuosic pianist, Florence Foster Jenkins has a new dream: to become a famous opera singer. Her voice, however, leaves a lot to be desired and she becomes famous for her lack of talent. Despite the constant critisicm from her peers and audiences which Florence's manager and partner St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant) endeavours to keep from her, Florence battles on and, with St. Clair's help, she conquers the New York stage to become a household name.
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