The Meryl Streep Roles That Prove She’s a Class of Her Own

Here she transforms delusion into dignity. As the socialite who believed herself a soprano, she sings terribly on purpose but acts with immaculate control. Stephen Frears’ film could have mocked her; instead, it celebrates the courage to dream beyond ability. Her partnership with Hugh Grant becomes an elegy for love’s endurance.

Through laughter, we see something sacred: the art of believing when the world refuses to listen.