Trailer: ‘Albert Nobbs’ starring Glenn Close, Janet McTeer, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson

Albert Nobbs: A woman passes as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men’s clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making.

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Starring: Glenn Close, Janet McTeer, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Pauline Collins
Directed by: Rodrigo Garcia

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2 Clips from gender-bending drama ‘Albert Nobbs’ starring Glenn Close, Brendan Gleeson, Mia Wasikowska

I hadn’t heard a thing about Glenn Close‘s new film, Albert Nobbs, until it screened at the Telluride Film Festival last week.

Adapted from George Moore‘s novella, Close played the role Off Broadway in 1982 to great reviews and since then, she’s wanted to bring it to the big screen.

The story is set in 1860′s Ireland, where a poverty-stricken woman disguises herself as a man to gain employment as a waiter in a Dublin hotel. Once she settles into her new role, she becomes increasingly confused about her identity, begins to court a maid and eventually shares her secret with a hotel guest.

Directed by Rodrigo Garcia, the cast also includes Brendan Gleeson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Janet McTeer, Mia Wasikowska and Aaron Johnson.

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Mia Wasikowska on ‘Jane Eyre’ and filming on location

From the sound of it, Mia Wasikowska, pretty much willed herself the part of ‘Jane Eyre’. The film, which opens this Friday and co-stars Michael Fassbender, is the latest adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s 164-year-old novel. 

“I made a list of 10 books that I thought were classics and “Jane Eyre” was on that list. I was on the fifth chapter when I emailed my agent to ask if anyone was adapting it. Two months later she sent me the script,” she told The Wall Street Journal.

Wasikowska says immersing herself in the book helped her to understand Jane. “By the time I’d finished rereading it I’d underlined pretty much the whole book. From start to finish it’s Jane’s inner monologue, but the big key to understanding Jane is Rochester. Almost everything he says unlocks who she actually is.”

She says filming on location helped her to delve further inside the character. “Stumbling through the moors. I think that was day two. That’s the thing about films—you can never choose when you do anything. You have to be ready at any moment to turn on a certain emotion. It would suck to do those scenes against a [special effects] green screen. Out there, it was windy and cold and I could at least imagine what it would be like.”

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Film Clip: “Jane Eyre” starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender

Here’s a clip from the upcoming film, Jane Eyre.

In this clip, Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) tells Mr. Rochester (Michael Fassbender) that she must leave him.

Director: Cary Fukunaga

Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Judy Dench, Sally Hawkins, Jamie Bell

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Trailer: Gus Van Sant’s ‘Restless’

Restless: From Imagine Entertainment comes a powerful and emotional coming of age story, a remarkable film told with honesty and originality that will leave audiences moved. In the film, two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love. Directed by Gus Van Sant, one of the most astute observers of people living life on the edge, comes a take on friendship and young love as engaging and true as it is provocative and stirring. from trailers.apple.com

Director: Gus Van Sant

Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper, Ryo Kase, Schuyler Fisk, Jane Adams

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Screenplay: The Kids Are All Right

Want the screenplay to The Kids Are All Right?

Sure you do!

Click here for the script

Director: Lisa Cholodenko

Cast: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson