Drama

Albert Nobbs

- A man with a secret. A woman with a dream.

Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.

Release Date : 2011-12-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Mockingbird PicturesTrillium ProductionsParallel Film ProductionsMorrison FilmsWestEnd FilmsDragonCove StudiosChrysalis FilmsAllen & AssociatesCanal+Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Production Country : United States of AmericaFranceIrelandUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Albert Nobbs

Original Name : Glenn Close

Gender : Female

Character Name : Helen Dawes

Original Name : Mia Wasikowska

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joe Mackins

Original Name : Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hubert Page

Original Name : Janet McTeer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Margaret Baker

Original Name : Pauline Collins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Polly

Original Name : Brenda Fricker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Viscount Yarrell

Original Name : Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Holloran

Original Name : Brendan Gleeson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary

Original Name : Maria Doyle Kennedy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Emmy

Original Name : Antonia Campbell-Hughes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sean Casey

Original Name : Mark Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patrick

Original Name : James Greene

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cathleen

Original Name : Bronagh Gallagher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Smythe-Willard

Original Name : John Light

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Moore

Original Name : Serena Brabazon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Moore

Original Name : Michael McElhatton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Milady

Original Name : Dolores Mullally

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Shaw

Original Name : Bonnie McCormack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Cavendish

Original Name : Phyllida Law

Gender : Female

Character Name : Monsieur Pigot

Original Name : Kenneth Collard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Madame Pigot

Original Name : Judy Donovan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Viscountess Yarrell

Original Name : Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Smythe-Willard

Original Name : Emerald Fennell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Sweeney

Original Name : Daniel Costello

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Gilligan

Original Name : Angeline Ball

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Gilligan

Original Name : Philip O'Sullivan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Kitchen Maid

Original Name : Katie Long

Gender : Male

Character Name : Older Kitchen Maid

Original Name : Katie O'Brien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Porter

Original Name : Mark Doherty

Gender : Male

Character Name : George Moore

Original Name : Rhys Burke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Milly Moore

Original Name : Lauren Kinsella

Gender : Female

Character Name : Laundry Maid

Original Name : Katie Ann McDonough

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laundry Maid

Original Name : Kathleen Warner Yeates

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laundry Maid

Original Name : Cate MacGabhan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman on Landau

Original Name : Antoinette Healy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chocolate Shop Waitress

Original Name : Annie Starke

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nanny

Original Name : Cathy White

Gender : Male

Character Name : Health Official

Original Name : Malcolm Blacow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Country Girl

Original Name : Lily Melcher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Country Girl

Original Name : Lucie Melcher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baby

Original Name : Raul Riva

Gender : Male

Character Name : Polly's Dog

Original Name : Juno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laundry Maid (uncredited)

Original Name : Anna Elizabeth McGrath

Gender : Female

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

2022-08-07

**Glenn Close shone in one of the most interesting films she's made in recent years.** Glenn Close is undoubtedly a great actress, with a lot of credit, even if she has terrible bad luck at the Oscars, with eight nominations and eight letdowns. I've seen several works that she really puts a lot of effort into, and this film is just one more. She had already played the same character on Broadway before, but this time in addition to being an actress, she was still dedicated to scriptwriting, production and other details. So, the film entirely bears the imprint of this great artist. Based on a fictional text, the film introduces us to a mature woman who, after a life of difficulties, decided to hide her gender and disguise herself as a man in order to work. So, Albert Nobbs is a shy and withdrawn woman who never lived a full life because of this lie. Her dream is to save enough to start her own business. He finally meets someone in a similar situation to her and gains the courage to woo Helen Dawes, a chambermaid at the same hotel where he works... but she's not entirely genuine in the way she lets herself be wooed. She has a boyfriend who is interested in Nobbs' savings. The film has an excellent initial premise and that works very well, but the truth is that the characters are too dense for a film that I would classify as a “light drama” given the inability to create a more tense and more serious atmosphere. To make things more difficult, the film is extremely slow and most of the characters don't evoke any sympathy, and they weren't particularly well-thought-out. The strongest point of the whole film is Close's enormous multipurpose exercise, who writes a song for the film, helps with the script, produces and still acts wonderfully. She gives Nobbs a typically British composure and sheer shyness that I thought suited the character. Mia Wasilowska does what she can and makes the most of her beauty and charm, but the character seems shallow and uninteresting. Aaron Johnson doesn't look bad to me either, but the truth is that he, like Pauline Collins and Janet McTeer, had almost no screen time. They are actors who have been set aside. Technically, the film has low-key production values and successfully seeks to set its story in the Dublin city of the late 19th century. The props, costumes and sets are what you would expect in a good movie. Cinematography is average, editing is not very good, dialogue is decent but not particularly good. The soundtrack has moments of quality and a lot of inspiration.