New FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS Clips Enjoy the new FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS clips! The film, directed by Stephen Frears (Philomena, Tamara Drewe, The Queen), stars Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, and Rebecca Ferguson. FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS will be released in theaters on August 12. The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.