Albert Nobbs (1:53) 2011

Glenn Close portrays Albert Nobbs, a quiet butler working in a Dublin Hotel in 1898. Nobbs is a competent worker who saves all his money with the goal of opening a Tobacco Shop. A painter discovers the Nobbs is closely guarding a secret - Nobbs is a woman. The painter, Mr. Page, promises Nobbs he will keep his secret. And he does since Page has a secret of his own. As Nobbs continues to inch his way to his goal, he asks a young servant girl, Helen, to take a walk. Each week Nobbs and Helen take walks during which Nobbs buys treats and clothing for Helen. Helen does have another boyfriend, Joe, who wants Helen to use Nobbs for his money. A typhoid fever hits Dublin and lives are changed for ever. Albert Nobbs is quiet, somber movie which deals with the issues women, especially poor women, faced a hundred years ago. Glenn Close speaks very little, she acts with her eyes. She has been nominated for an Oscar and it is well deserved. Close's scene walking on the beach riveted me. Janet McTeer  has received multiple nominations for Best Supporting Actress. They, too, are well deserved. I would recommend the movie for Close and McTeer's performances. The movie is, I suspect, is not everyone's cup of Irish Breakfast tea.