Screen Daily Gets Up Close with Albert Nobbs
The international publication Screen Daily has interviewed Glenn Close in a special feature on her latest project Albert Nobbs which is currently filming in Dublin.Directed by Rodrigo Garcia and starring Close, the film tells the story of a woman who pretends to be a man in order to survive ultra-conservative 19th century Ireland. The film which boasts an ensemble Irish and international cast including Aaron Johnson (Nowhere Boy, Kick Ass), Brendan Gleeson (The Guard), Mia Wasikowska (The Kids are Alright, Alice in Wonderland) and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors), has been filming in the capital over the last few months.
The article interviews Close, who is a producer of the project as well as a co-writer, on the challenges she faced bringing Albert Nobbs to the big screen - something which took 15 years. She talks about the team she's worked with and how it feels to realise her long awaited passion project.
Albert Nobbs was recently included along with This Must Be The Place in Screen's Hot 50 Films for 2011.
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More Information about Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs' script was adapted by Glenn Close, along with Man Booker prize-winning novelist John Banville and Gabriella Prekop, from a short story by Irish author, George Moore. Close previously won an Obie Award for playing the Nobbs character Off-Broadway in Simone Benmussa's theatrical interpretation of Moore's short story, "The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs."
Close is also producing the film with Steven Spielberg's long-time producer Bonnie Curtis (Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Saving Private Ryan, Minority Report), Julie Lynn (Nine Lives, The Jane Austen Book Club, Mother and Child), and Alan Moloney from Dublin-based production company Parallel Films (Neverland, Treasure Island, Breakfast on Pluto). Finance was provided by Bord Scannán na hÉireann / Irish Film Board and WestEnd Films is handling international sales.