Nuances of Close’s acting are easy to miss
Adapted from a George Moore story by Glenn Close, the lead actress, and John Banville, Albert Nobbs deals with the relationships around the main character who is a woman dressing as a man for 30 years. It’s a decision that is at first an attempt to find work in conservative 19th century, but becomes a part of the woman’s identity. Albert has tucked away his real personality along with tips under the floorboards of his neat room, saving for the day he can buy a shop, and maybe even a wife.
The nuances of Close’s performance are easy to miss. Albert Nobbs is a spare retelling, and Close’s face, carefully blank for the most part, can seem a prison for the character. Albert remains an enigma. But when I learnt that Close had been inspired by Chaplin, the character became clearer. Albert makes his way through the film miming quiet masculinity. He could be made out of wax, But he is the the catalyst that — unknowingly — fuels as well as watches the events around him.
Adapted from a George Moore story by Glenn Close, the lead actress, and John Banville, Albert Nobbs deals with the relationships around the main character who is a woman dressing as a man for 30 years. It’s a decision that is at first an attempt to find work in conservative 19th century, but becomes a part of the woman’s identity. Albert has tucked away his real personality along with tips under the floorboards of his neat room, saving for the day he can buy a shop, and maybe even a wife.
The nuances of Close’s performance are easy to miss. Albert Nobbs is a spare retelling, and Close’s face, carefully blank for the most part, can seem a prison for the character. Albert remains an enigma. But when I learnt that Close had been inspired by Chaplin, the character became clearer. Albert makes his way through the film miming quiet masculinity. He could be made out of wax, But he is the the catalyst that — unknowingly — fuels as well as watches the events around him.
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