Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Director:
Stephen Frears
Tagline:
« The inspiring true story of the world’s worst singer. »
Actors:
Florence Foster Jenkins
St Clair Bayfield
Cosmé McMoon
Kathleen
Agnes Stark
Rating:
(62’491 votes)
(62’491 votes)
Quotes:
« Florence Foster Jenkins: People may say I couldn't sing, but no one can ever say I didn't sing.
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« Cosmé McMoon: Mr. Bayfield, I am a serious pianist. I have ambition. I…
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« St Clair Bayfield: Oh, you think that I didn't have ambition? I was a good actor. But I was never going to be a great actor. It was very very hard to admit that to myself. But once I had, I felt free from the tyranny of ambition. I started to live. Is ours not a happy world, Cosmé? do we not have fun?
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« St Clair Bayfield: Are you fond of sandwiches?
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« Cosmé McMoon: Yes.
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« St Clair Bayfield: Good, good. Madam Florence is inordinately fond of sandwiches. And potato salad as well. When we throw parties we make mountains of the stuff. It would serve you well to consume both with enthusiasm.
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« Cosmé McMoon: I shall.
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Trailer:
U.S. Trailer
Runtime:111 minutes
Plots:
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
Florence Foster Jenkins, an heiress from NYC, always wanted to be a concert pianist and play Carnegie Hall. An injury in her youth deterred that dream, so she sets out to sing her way to Carnegie Hall, knowing the only way to get there would be, “Practice, practice, practice”. Her husband supports her venture, and Florence Foster Jenkins’ performance at Carnegie Hall becomes a truly historic event.
The true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, 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, 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.
