Albert Nobbs is a witty period drama about the lives of staff at one of Dublin’s most luxurious hotels – Morrisons – and the hotel’s butler Albert Nobbs – a woman who disguises herself as a man to survive.
Nineteenth century Ireland: for a woman to be independent and single, she must deceive everyone – by passing as a man, Albert, a shy butler who keeps himself to himself has been hiding a deep secret for some thirtyyears – he is a woman who has had to dress and behave as a man in order to escape a life of poverty and loneliness.
As Albert Nobbs begins to question the world she has created for herself and thinks she may have found a soulmate, she dares to hope that she might one day live a life free of secrets.
Glenn Close stars in the title role of Albert, an award-winning role she played on stage more than twenty years ago.
Close puts in a remarkable, heart-rending performance as the complex character and pulls off an incredible transformation.
Albert Nobbs is a wonderful drama full of humour, pathos and tenderness.
Rodrigo Garcia (Mother and Child) directs from a script that Glenn Close, along with Man Booker prize-winning novelist John Banville and Gabriella Prekop, adapted from a short story by Irish author George Moore.
WHAT: Albert Nobbs
Starring: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Janet McTeer.
Running Time: 108mins
WHERE: Opening Cinemax, Kingscliff this week.
