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Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs

ISBN: B007CEFTSA

Title: Albert Nobbs

Author: DRA/R

KDL Description:

Albert Nobbs with Glenn Close…marvelous movie…very heartfelt…a woman during the turn of the century..trying to make it in the world at that time…decides its best to become a man in order to make it..in the world as it is. I loved it.
-Tami at KDL’s Sand Lake/Nelson Township branch

Amazon Description:

Nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) 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.