Albert Nobbs (2011)

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Nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, Glenn Close gives a "powerhouse performance" (New York Post) as a woman who passes as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making. Also starring a prestigious international cast including Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Janet McTeer, Brendan Gleeson and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Albert Nobbs is a "terrific" (IndieWIRE) film adapted from the short story by Irish author George Moore.