The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 10 wins & 48 nominations total
- Director
- Writers
- Nicholas Martin
- Julia Kogan(originally uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMeryl Streep does her own singing. Simon Helberg does his own piano playing.
- GoofsThe Carnegie Hall concert includes a mixed race audience of servicemen. While the US Armed Forces had limited integration in Europe after the Battle of the Bulge (white officers leading black enlisted men), they remained segregated until the 1950s. If white and black troops had been permitted into the facility at the same time, they wouldn't have been allowed to sit together.
- Quotes
Florence Foster Jenkins: People may say I couldn't sing, but no one can ever say I didn't sing.
- SoundtracksOh! Susanna
Written by Stephen Foster
Performed by Carl Davis & Stefan Bednarczyk
Arranged by Terry Davies
Featured review
Very sweet
A very lovely and touching movie. Thoroughly enjoyed it. How could you not love Florence?
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- Sep 14, 2018
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Florence
- Filming locations
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK(Carnegie Hall - exterior)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $29,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $27,383,770
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,601,313
- Aug 14, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $49,052,787
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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