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First Look Clip From Rodrigo Garcia & Glenn Close's 'Albert Nobbs'

  • By Simon Dang
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  • September 9, 2011 11:49 AM
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After premiering to largely lukewarm reviews last weekend at the recent Telluride Film Festival, we now have our first look clip at Glenn Close in her titular, gender-bending role in Rodrigo Garcia's "Albert Nobbs."
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Telluride '11 Review: Glenn Close's Exquisite Performance Powers 'Albert Nobbs'

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  • September 4, 2011 2:01 AM
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The 19th century Ireland of director Rodrigo García's "Albert Nobbs" is rigid with insurmountable societal distinctions: every soul has his or her station firmly proscribed at birth, and escape is virtually unheard of. Against this stifling backdrop, García crafts an engaging, entertaining and enlightening piece of work that is richly dramatic and underscored by moments of wry, quiet humor. It doesn't hurt that, making good on all the pre-festival buzz, the film features Glenn Close in a performance that seems destined to earn her a sixth Oscar nomination and perhaps her first win (it would be well deserved).  She plays a woman who is passing as a man, the Albert Nobbs of the title. This she does in order to survive but also, perhaps, through careful planning, to find an unconventional way to fulfill closely held dreams and better her place in Irish society. As a butler in a Dublin hotel, The Morrison, Albert is precise, quiet, and as would be expected of one in that position, almost invisible. She’s frugal too; saving up money over the years with the goal of buying and running her own tobacco shop.
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More: Films, Actresses, Review, Rodrigo Garcia, Period Drama, Mia Wasikowska, Albert Nobbs

New Photos: Glenn Close, Aaron Johnson & Mia Wasikowska In 'Albert Nobbs'

  • By Simon Dang
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  • July 26, 2011 4:33 AM
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One name hotly tipped to feature in this year's Best Actress race is veteran Glenn Close whose gender-bending role as the titular "Albert Nobbs" is sure to get people talking.
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'Albert Nobbs' With Glenn Close Set For Fall Awards Season Release

  • By Catherine Scott
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  • July 5, 2011 10:25 AM
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Liddell Entertainment & Roadside Attractions Snag U.S. RightsSummer hasn't even started to wind down yet, and blockbusters are already getting looked over in favor of Oscar predictions and upcoming fall festivals. It seems like every other day this year's Oscar race is picking up with the "War Horse" trailer hitting last week and The Weinstein Company already staking out their fall dates. Though it's small news, it looks to be big for the Best Actress category as earlier today it was announced that "Albert Nobbs," starring Glenn Close was picked up for distribution by Liddell Entertainment and Roadside Attractions with a fall awards season release and campaign in the works.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Film Studios, Foreign Films, Rodrigo Garcia, Period Drama, Aaron Johnson, Brendan Gleeson, Mia Wasikowska, Roadside Attractions, Biutiful, Albert Nobbs

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