BLU-RAY
REVIEW: FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
12/11/2016
OVERVIEW:
Meryl Streep gives another Oscar®-caliber performance” (Michael McKinney, Preview This!) in the “hilarious and touching” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS, arriving on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand December 13, 2016 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD November 29.
The Blu-ray Combo Pack with Digital HD features 50 minutes of bonus content including behind-the-scenes footage, a Q&A with Meryl Streep, an exploration of the music, deleted scenes, and much more.
SYNOPSIS: Based on the incredible true story, Academy Award® winner* Meryl Streep stars as a New York socialite who dreams of becoming a great opera singer. While the voice she hears in her head is beautiful, to everyone else it is hilariously awful. Her husband and biggest fan, St. Clair Bayfield (Golden Globe winner** Hugh Grant) is determined to protect his beloved Florence from the truth. But when Florence stages a huge concert at Carnegie Hall, he faces his greatest challenge to make sure her performance hits all the right notes. Directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena), FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS also stars Simon Helberg (“The Big Bang Theory”) and Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation).
BLU-RAY:
The film is
presented in widescreen in a 2.40:1 aspect ration preserving its
theatrical format. The picture is just flawless. Not only the
picture looks great in this release, also the sound it is good,
a 5.1 Dolby Digital in English that provides a good complement
to the picture. It also includes English,
French
and Spanish subtitles.
VIDEO:
Widescreen (2.40:1) 16x9
AUDIO:
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English / DTS Digital Surround 5.1 Spanish and French
Subtitles -
English SDH, Spanish, French
SPECIAL
FEATURES:
Blu-ray™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
DVD
offers the flexibility and convenience of playing movies
in more places, both at home and away.
DIGITAL HD with UltraViolet™ lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download.
Deleted Scenes
“Ours is a Happy World”
The Music and Songs of Florence
Designing the Look
From Script to Screen
Florence Foster Jenkins World Premiere
Q&A with Meryl Streep
Live at Carnegie Hall
