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‘Albert Nobbs’: trying to have it both ways

Actress manfully portrays a buttoned-up butler in Edwardian-era ‘Albert Nobbs’

*** Albert Nobbs As the title character, a woman passing as a male butler at an upper-crust hotel, Glenn Close skulks through Edwardian-era Dublin like a eunuch on a stealth mission. Rodrigo Garcia’s drama is cautious to the point of stodginess. Close (who co-wrote the script) gives a fascinating performance, even if Janet McTeer steals the film. (113 min., R) (Ty Burr)

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