Albert Nobbs (Blu-ray + DVD)

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Albert Nobbs is a 2011 drama directed by Rodrigo Garcia and set in late 19th-century Dublin. Glenn Close stars as Albert, a fastidious butler working in an upscale hotel who has spent years disguising herself as a man to maintain her position and respectability. When a painter named Hubert arrives at the hotel, Albert’s secret is discovered, and the two form a bond over their shared experience of living under false identities. As Albert dreams of opening a tobacco shop and seeks companionship with a housemaid named Helen, played by Mia Wasikowska, the carefully constructed life she has built begins to unravel. The film also features Pauline Collins, Maria Doyle Kennedy, and Antonia Campbell-Hughes.

This Blu-ray and DVD combo pack contains two discs and runs 113 minutes, rated R. Released by LD Entertainment, it presents Garcia’s adaptation of George Moore’s novella with Close delivering a restrained performance as a character defined by isolation and quiet yearning. Own this thoughtful period drama on physical media at a used price.