Genre:
Drama
Directed
by: Rodrigo Garcia
Starring:
Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Janet McTeer
Running
time: 113 minutes
Albert
Nobbs is a woman living her live as a man in Ireland, in the 1800’s. Carrying
that big lie with her for decades, she is now working as a waiter in a hotel.
Albert is saving all her money to buy a tobacco shop, so she can finally have
the freedom she seeks. One day, she meets Hubert, a painter hired to paint the
hotel. Hubert finds out the truth about Albert, but will not let the cat out of
the bag since she’s a woman living as a man herself.
Glenn
Close is absolutely fantastic in the title role. She really looks the part as a
person walking around with a huge secret, always afraid of being found out.
That scene where she runs on the beach, in a dress, finally looking free, was
really touching, and a great transformation job, even for an instant, by the
actress.
On
the other hand, the idea that these people could really believe that Janet
McTeer’s character is indeed a man really took me out of it at the beginning.
There is no way she could have been perceived as a man. Albert Nobbs, sure;
Hubert Page, not so much.
Overall,
Albert Nobbs is a very good movie due in a big part to the acting job done by
Glenn Close. I also found the story compelling, though there were a few off
moments for me. There was the Janet McTeer situation mentioned earlier, and the
story itself dragged in a few spots. Still, this film is worth watching.
Rating:
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