Florence Foster Jenkins (film)

Florence Foster Jenkins

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Stephen Frears
Produced by
Written by Nicholas Martin
Starring
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography Danny Cohen
Edited by Valerio Bonelli
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • 23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) (Belfast Film Festival)
  • 6 May 2016 (2016-05-06) (United Kingdom)
Running time
 110 minutes[1]
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • France
Language English

Florence Foster Jenkins is a British-French biographical comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Nicholas Martin. The film stars Meryl Streep as Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who became an opera singer notorious for her lack of singing skills. Other cast members include Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Nina Arianda, and Rebecca Ferguson. Filming began in May 2015, and the premiere was held in London on 12 April 2016.

Cast

Production

Development

On 21 October 2014, Variety reported that Stephen Frears would next direct a biopic Florence, scripted by Nicholas Martin, about Florence Foster Jenkins, a famous opera singer.[2] Meryl Streep was set to play Jenkins while Hugh Grant was set to play stage actor St. Clair Bayfield, Jenkins' partner and manager.[2] Michael Kuhn and Tracey Seaward would produce the film, which Pathé would finance and handle the sales at American Film Market.[2] In November 2014, the film was sold to international distributors, and Pathé would distribute the film in the United Kingdom, France, and Switzerland.[6]

Casting

Simon Helberg was set on 27 March 2015 to play Cosmé McMoon, pianist and the accompanist to Jenkins.[3] Rebecca Ferguson was added to the cast on 1 April 2015 to play Bayfield's long-suffering wife.[5] On 13 April 2015, Nina Arianda joined the film to play Agnes Stark, a showgirl struggling to move up into high society with the help of her husband.[4]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began in May 2015 in London.[6] Pathé released a first-look photo on 22 May, featuring Streep and Grant as Jenkins and Bayfield, respectively.[7] Filming was done in Hoylake and near Liverpool City Centre.[8] On 15 June, Grant and Ferguson were spotted filming in a resort in New Brighton, Merseyside.[9] Filming had also been done in Liverpool, the city was transformed into the classic New York City, Liverpool's Drury Lane street was transformed into Central Park West, where Streep and Grant were spotted filming in June 2015.[10]

Release

In September 2015, Paramount Pictures acquired U.S distribution rights to the film.[11] The film had its world premiere at the Belfast Film Festival on 23 April 2016.[12] The film will be released in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2016.[13][14] It will be released in the United States on 12 August 2016.[15][16]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 91%, based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10, with the performances being singled out for praise, particularly Streep and Grant, with his portrayal of Bayfield being hailed as a career best.[17] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 68 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 McNary, Dave (21 October 2014). "Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant Teaming on ‘Florence’ Opera Story". variety.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 Fleming Jr, Mike (27 March 2015). "‘Big Bang’s Simon Helberg Is Meryl Streep’s Pianist In Stephen Frears-Directed ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’". deadline.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. 1 2 Gerard, Jeremy (13 April 2015). "Nina Arianda Cast In Stephen Frears’ ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ With Meryl Streep". deadline.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 Jaafar, Ali (1 April 2015). "Rebecca Ferguson Joins Cast Of Stephen Frears’ ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’". deadline.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  6. 1 2 Ritman, Alex (12 November 2014). "AFM: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant Drama Sells Wide". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (22 May 2015). "Meryl Streep & Hugh Grant In ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ – First-Look Photo". deadline.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  8. ↑ POCKLINGTON, REBECCA (15 June 2015). "Hugh Grant transforms as he joins Meryl Streep and Rebecca Ferguson to film Florence Foster Jenkins". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Hugh Grant films steamy scenes with co-star Rebecca Ferguson as they get into character on set of passionate new movie". dailymail.co.uk. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. ↑ MILES, TINA (17 June 2015). "Exclusive: Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep film together in Liverpool". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (12 September 2015). "BIG Deal: Paramount Nabs ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ With Streep, Grant – Toronto". Deadline.com. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Florence Foster Jenkins". Belfast Film Festival. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  13. ↑ Evans, Greg (12 March 2016). "‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ Trailer: Meryl Streep Movie Hits Funnier Notes Than ‘Marguerite’". Deadline.com. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  14. ↑ West, Amy (26 April 2016). "Florence Foster Jenkins: Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant star in new vintage-style character posters". International Business Times. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  15. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (11 April 2016). "Paramount Dates ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’, ‘Ben-Hur’ Moves, Brad Pitt WWII Spy Film Titled ‘Allied’ – CinemaCon". Deadline.com. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  16. ↑ Evry, Max (27 April 2016). "Meryl Streep in New Florence Foster Jenkins Trailer and Poster". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  17. ↑ "Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Florence Foster Jenkins reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

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