Gender and Class in “Albert Nobbs” Film

COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT WINDSHIELD SURVEY

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“Albert Nobbs” is a 2011 film by Rodrigo Garcia and Glen Close. It is based on a woman working in a Hotel who pretends to be a man to secure her job. Having lost her parents at a young age and after that being raped, she feared to live her true identity. Interestingly another ‘man’ who worked as a painter and asked to live with ‘him’ was also under a similar secret trying to escape a brutal husband (Videa2012, Jan 11). The film based on a 19^th century contexts expounds on the experiences of women in the Irish British society. This paper represents a discussion on the film in understanding…

 

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