Desc: Albert Nobbs: Directed by Rodrigo García. With Glenn Close, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Mia Wasikowska, Pauline Collins. Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th-century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most elegant hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.