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Albert Nobbs: Movie Trailer Five-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close stars in this emotional and thought-provoking tale of a woman forced to live as a man in 19th Century Ireland. After thirty years of keeping up the charade, a new love threatens to destroy everything she's worked so hard to build. Ranked 3.50 / 5 | 5 views | 0 comments Click here to watch the video (02:30) Submitted By: videodetective Tags: Movie Trailers...Read Full Story

Famous Actress Glenn Close SmokingCheap Plai CigarettesAbout Glenn Close : Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American film, television and stage actress. She got her start in supporting roles in The World According to Garp (1982), The Big Chill (1983 and The Natural (1984) which all received her nominations for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.She picked up two more Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Fatal Attraction (1987) and Dangerous Liasons...Read Full Story

Albert Nobbs is one of those movies that is automatically supposed to generate Oscar buzz, which, to a certain extent, it did. But once you see it, you realize that the only reason the nominations and critical acclaim rolled in was because it would be impolite to discredit a dramatic film about gender-bending, androgyny, and overall sexual confusion. Promotional poster for Albert Nobbs. Glenn Close, of course, does an excellent job of portraying an awkward and demure woman who has posed...Read Full Story

Review by Ceri Wheeldon I have tremendous respect and admiration for Glenn Close as an actress. Having seen her play the lead role in Albert Nobbs, it is easy to see why she was nominated for an Oscar for the role. For those unfamiliar with the film , Glenn Close plays the part of a woman having to live as a man to survive in 19th century Ireland. Throughout the film you can feel her pain as she constantly lives in fear of being discovered and fights the isolation living her life as a man...Read Full Story

The Associated Press "Albert Nobbs" — The role of Albert Nobbs is one that's been near to Glenn Close's heart for a while. She first played it 30 years ago off-Broadway and reprises it now in a project she's been working for some time to bring to the screen. Her dedication is obvious in watching "Albert Nobbs," based on a short story about a woman living as a man and working as a posh hotel waiter in order to survive in 19th-century Ireland. Close's Albert is all quiet repression...Read Full Story