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Florence Foster Jenkins is a British comedy directed by Stephen Frears (The Program, Philomena). The film stars Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Nina Arianda, and Rebecca Ferguson.

Set in 1940s New York, Florence Foster Jenkins is the true story of the legendary New York heiress and socialite who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great 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, 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, St. Clair knew he faced his greatest challenge.

“I have a vague memory at my first year of drama school of people passing around a recording of Florence singing,” Streep recalls. “I remember some sort of screech that we were all screaming about. Stephen called me and said ‘I have a part for you, it’s the worst opera singer in the world’ and I was thrilled. I said yes before I read the script because I’ve always wanted to work with Stephen. He has a reputation among actors as someone you really want to work with.”

Florence Foster Jenkins is rated PG.