Red Carpet Pass Event!
Thursday, August 04, 2016 - Thursday, August 04, 2016
Calgary Opera Presents:
Florence Foster Jenkins
Thursday, August 4, 2016 @ 7:00 PM
Globe Cinema - 617 – 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB
$40 Red Carpet Pass
We are absolutely tickled pink to partner with Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) to present a ‪#PreviewScreening‬ of the hilarious and heartwarming film Florence Foster Jenkins starring Meryl Streep on August 4! This is an advance opportunity to see the film before its released on August 12!
Directed by Stephen Frears, Florence Foster Jenkins tells the inspirational true story of the eponymous New York heiress who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great singer. The film celebrates the human spirit, the power of music and the passion of amateurs everywhere. The voice Florence (Streep) heard in her head was divine, but to the rest of the world it was hilariously awful. At private recitals, her devoted husband and manager, St Clair Bayfield (Grant), managed to protect Florence from the truth. But when Florence decided to give her first public concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall, St Clair realized he had perhaps bitten off more than he could chew.
7:00 p.m. - Doors Open
7:30 p.m. - Screening
Post Screening - Champagne Reception and Special Guest Performance
Red Carpet Pass - $40 - includes a Champagne Reception and Special Guest Performance, in the lobby, following the screening (in support of Calgary Opera)
Calgary Showtimes: Florence Foster Jenkins >
