Taglines: We are all disguised as ourselves.
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 the stingy and controlling Marge Baker. Albert is hard working and saves his money so that one day he will be able to eke out a better life for himself by owning his own business rather than work at the hotel.
Beyond his work colleagues, he is all alone in the world. One day, a man named Hubert Page is hired by Mrs. Baker to paint one of the rooms in the hotel. She forces Hubert to share Albert’s bed for the one night he is required to stay to complete the work, much to Albert’s horror. Hubert discovers the reason Albert did not want to share a room with him. But rather than the issue being a problem, Hubert shows Albert that he can follow a slightly different life path than the one he envisioned for himself – one closer to the life that Hubert leads with his wife Cathleen – which includes getting married and having a wife to support him emotionally.
Albert’s choice as a bride is his younger flirtatious co-worker Helen Dawes, who, unknown to Albert, is already in a sexual relationship with the brusque and sly Joe Mackins, another co-worker recently arrived to Morrison’s. As Albert, Helen and Joe play their respective games of courtship, Albert may find that what seemed to come naturally to Hubert may be more difficult for him.
Albert Nobbs is a 2011 British-Irish drama film directed by Rodrigo García and starring Glenn Close. The screenplay, by Close, John Banville, and Gabriella Prekop, is based on a 1927 novella by George Moore.
The film received mixed reviews, but the performances by Glenn Close and Janet McTeer were praised; they were nominated for the Academy Award in the categories of Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. They also received Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Makeup. The novella had been earlier adapted as a play titled The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs in which Close starred Off-Broadway in 1982 and for which she won an Obie Award for Best Actress.
Albert Nobbs (2012)
Directed by: Rodrigo García
Starring: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Janet McTeer, Pauline Collins, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Brendan Gleeson, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Serena Brabazon, Michael McElhatton
Screenplay by: Glenn Close, John Banville, Gabriella Prekop
Production Design by: Patrizia von Brandenstein
Cinematography by: Michael McDonough
Film Editing by: Steven Weisberg
Costume Design by: Pierre-Yves Gayraud
Set Decoration by: Jenny Oman
Art Direction by: Susie Cullen
Music by: Brian Byrne
MPAA Rating: R for some sexuality, brief nudity and language.
Distributed by: Roadside Attractions
Release Date: January 27, 2012
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