2011 · drama
Albert Nobbs
Directed by Rodrigo García1h 53m2011
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.
Our read: Albert Nobbs (2011) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, measured, gentle drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- gentle
- intimate
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