This is easily among the finest and most refined comedies I've encountered recently. Bravo! Bravíssimo! It’s hard to find enough words to describe someone like Florence Foster Jenkins. It's lovely to witness a person so resolutely pursuing a lifelong ambition, yet the clear mismatch between her abilities and the demands of what she wanted to do is undeniable. She lacked the skill for it, didn't seem overly concern…

It’s hard to overstate how important a supportive partner can be. I keep tabs on upcoming films, but sometimes movies slip under my radar, especially those not in English or from Hollywood. This film is about a wealthy couple living in New York; the husband makes an effort to make his wife's dream of becoming an opera singer come true, even though she isn’t particularly skilled. Everyone around them who has ever m…