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Albert Nobbs is an English butler at the Morrison Hotel in late-19th-century Dublin, Ireland; his boss is Mrs. Baker. Although born female, Albert has spent the last 30 years living as a man. He has also been secretly saving money to buy a tobacconist shop to gain some measure of freedom and independence. Recently unemployed Joe Mackins arrives ...
Feb 22, 2012 · Albert Nobbs: Directed by Rodrigo García. With Glenn Close, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Mia Wasikowska, Pauline Collins. Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th-century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent.
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- Drama, Romance
- Rodrigo García
- 2012-02-22
In 19th-century Ireland, painfully shy butler Albert Nobbs (Glenn Close) hides an incredible secret: He is really a she. Terrified that someone will discover her identity, Albert keeps a very low ...
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- Rodrigo Garcia
- R
- Glenn Close
Now here is one of the saddest movies I have ever seen, "Albert Nobbs." It is sad because a woman has chosen to lead her life in a way that is fearful and unnatural to her and must live every moment in dread. As you must know by now, Albert Nobbs ( Glenn Close in an Oscar-nominated turn) is not a man. She works as a butler and waiter in a 19th ...
In 19th-century Dublin, Albert Nobbs, an eccentric man in the latter part of middle age, works as a waiter in Morrison's Hotel run by stingy, controlling Marge Baker. Albert works hard and saves his money so that one day he will be able to eke out a better life for himself by running his own business rather than working at the hotel.
Based on the short story by Irish author George Moore and nominated for 3 Academy Awards, ALBERT NOBBS is "a lovely and surprising move." (A.O. Scott, The New York Times) Award-winning actress Glenn Close gives a "powerhouse performance" (New York Post) as a woman who passes as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. The ...
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Dec 20, 2011 · Albert Nobbs. Directed by Rodrigo García. Drama, Romance. R. 1h 53m. By A.O. Scott. Dec. 20, 2011. “Such a sweet little man,” remarks a guest at a shabby-genteel Dublin hotel, referring to a ...
