Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs is an upcoming film starring Glenn Close and directed by Rodrigo Garcia. The screenplay is based on a short story by Irish novelist George Moore. n Englishwoman (Close) disguises herself as a man and works as a butler in a hotel in order to survive in male-dominated 19th-century... Read More

Albert Nobbs is an upcoming film starring Glenn Close and directed by Rodrigo Garcia. The screenplay is based on a short story by Irish novelist George Moore.
n Englishwoman (Close) disguises herself as a man and works as a butler in a hotel in order to survive in male-dominated 19th-century Ireland. She is the illegitimate child of a maid.
Close first played the titular character in a 1982 stage production, and spent fifteen years trying to turn it into a film. The film almost went into production in the early 2000s, with director Istvan Szabo, but the financing fell apart. In addition to her starring role, Close is also a producer and co-writer with John Banville.

Production was scheduled to begin in July 2010 but was delayed until December, when Mia Wasikowska and Aaron Johnson replaced Amanda Seyfried and Orlando Bloom. Filming commenced on 13 December on location in Dublin and Wicklow. In July 2011, it was announced that Albert Nobbs would screen at the 2011 TIFF. See Less