Albert Nobbs: Telluride Film Review
12:17 PM PDT 9/3/2011 by Todd McCarthy
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/albert-nobbs-telluride-film-review-231005Glenn Close, who co-produced and co-wrote the Rodrigo Garcia-helmed project, stars as a woman who dresses as a man in order to make a living in late 19th century Ireland.
The curious tale of a woman passing herself off as a man in late Victorian–era Dublin, Albert Nobbs generates a degree of engagement by virtue of its sheer oddness and the carefully calibrated performances of Glenn Close and Janet McTeer. But Rodrigo Garcia's film only intermittently surmounts the limitations of the central character's parched emotional existence and restricted horizons, and the resolutions to some principal dramatic lines seem rather too easy. Liddell Entertainment and Roadside Attractions will be able to draw considerable attention to this longtime dream project of actor, co-producer and co-screenwriter Close, but the odds seem against its breaking through beyond specialized venues to connect with a general public.
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Telluride Review Round-Up: Glenn Close Passion Project Albert Nobbs
Thompson on Hollywood
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/09/05/telluride_film_fest_review_glenn_close_passion_project_albert_nobbs/Based on the Telluride reaction to Glenn Close's long-aborning gender-bender drama Albert Nobbs, the veteran actress has a shot at an Oscar nomination—and so does supporting actress Janet McTeer. Roadside Attractions is planning a late year release—outside the fray—and will push hard for award recognition for Close. The movie played well with the Telluride's audience, especially women, but may face some mixed reviews. The sampling below includes a rave from the NYT's A.O. Scott, which won't hurt.
