Albert Nobbs is a film starring Glenn Close and directed by Rodrigo Garcia. The screenplay is based on a short story by Irish novelist George Moore.
Glenn Close plays a woman passing 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.
Directed by Rodrigo Garcia
Written by Glenn Close
John Banville
Based on "The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs" by George Moore
Starring Glenn Close
Mia Wasikowska
Aaron Johnson
Janet McTeer
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Brendan Gleeson
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Distributed by Roadside Attractions
Release date(s) December 21, 2011
Language English
Budget ˆ6,000,000