Albert Nobbs
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| Directed by | Rodrigo García |
| Produced by |
Glenn Close Bonnie Curtis John Goff |
| Screenplay by | Glenn Close John Banville Gabriella Prekop |
| Story by | István Szabó |
| Based on |
The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs by George Moore |
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| Music by | Brian Byrne |
| Cinematography | Michael McDonough |
| Edited by | Steven Weisberg |
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Production
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Mockingbird Pictures
Trillium Productions Parallel Film Productions Morrison Films WestEnd Films Chrysalis Films Allen & Associates Canal+ Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board |
| Distributed by |
Lionsgate Roadside Attractions (USA) Entertainment One (UK) |
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Release date
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Running time
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113 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | €6,000,000 ($7.5m approx.) |
| Box office | $5.6 million |
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 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 (Glenn Close) works with extreme dedication as a hotel butler in 19th-century Ireland. Assigned as female at birth, and initially raised as a girl, Albert has spent the last 30 years living as a man. Albert has been secretly saving money to buy a tobacco shop to gain some measure of freedom and independence.
Meanwhile, recently unemployed Joe Mackins (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) arrives at the hotel to repair the boiler. Flirtatious maid Helen Dawes (Mia Wasikowska) is attracted to him, and they become lovers. However, Joe soon shows himself to be an alcoholic bully.
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