Albert Nobbs 2011

      A period drama based on the short story, The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs by George Moore.  A 19th century Irish woman poses as a man in order to work as a butler at a Dublin hotel for the upper class.  She has managed to pull this off over two decades but the unexpected arrival of a painter who turns out to also be a woman, throws her very tidy life in an uproar.  Albert learns that Hubert has a wife!!  How did Hubert manage to become a house painter, how did he find someone to marry and how was it arranged?  Albert is full of questions but always a shy person and not willing to pry, how can all these questions be answered.

      This is very good, very enjoyable, interesting, there were definite class divisions during this time in history.  The ending is unexpected, I didn't know this is what was going to happen, I was picturing something entirely different.  4* (I really liked this movie)

113 min, Drama directed by Rodrigo Garcia with Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Janet McTeer, Aaron Johnson, Brenda Fricker, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Pauline Collins.

Note:  Blockbuster 3 1/2*, imdb 6.5 out of 10, 55% critic 48% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.