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- The Humbling is about an actor struggling to use his observations and intuition to make sense of his most important character—himself—and to discover whether he still has a normal range of feeling. It’s about the actor who plays that actor, too.
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The Humbling is a 2014 comedy-drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Buck Henry and Michal Zebede, based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Philip Roth. The film stars Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig, Dianne Wiest, Nina Arianda, Dylan Baker, Charles Grodin, Dan Hedaya, Billy Porter, Kyra Sedgwick, and Mary Louise Wilson.
“The Humbling” is based on Philip Roth’s 2009 novel of the same name, and in typical Roth fashion, it features an older man and a younger woman in a relationship which may seem ill-advised and even toxic, but provides some fulfillment for both parties in unusual ways.
The Humbling: Directed by Barry Levinson. With Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig, Nina Arianda, Charles Grodin. A stage actor who is slowly losing his mind engages in a relationship with a sexually confused younger woman.
- (7.3K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Barry Levinson
- 2015-01-23
Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor (Al Pacino) becomes involved with a much younger woman but soon finds that it's difficult to keep pace with her.
- (64)
- Barry Levinson
- R
- Al Pacino
Aug 29, 2014 · An actor prepares to face the final curtain of his career in “The Humbling,” director Barry Levinson ’s free-form adaptation of Philip Roth’s penultimate novel, about a star of stage and screen...
Aug 31, 2014 · ‘The Humbling’, Philip Roth’s dirty old man’s fantasy novel, in which a much younger lesbian is so awestruck by a washed-up 67-year-old actor that she’s instant.
Jan 21, 2015 · The Humbling is about an actor struggling to use his observations and intuition to make sense of his most important character—himself—and to discover whether he still has a normal range of feeling. It’s about the actor who plays that actor, too.
