The Humbling

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Call Number: DVD Comedy Humbling
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Based on the book by Philip Roth.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.
Special feature: Making-of featurette.
Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig, Dianne Wiest, Kyra Sedgwick.
Over-the-hill stage actor Simon Axler struggles to find his passion for life again. Near his breaking point, he finds motivation in the form of a young and lustful lesbian Pegeen Stapleford, but as their relationship heats up Simon has a hard time keeping up with the youthful Pegeen.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1 ; 16x9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Contents: Humbling.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Barry Levinson/ Philip Roth submitted by Steve Amick on August 12, 2015, 8:20am Thematically, would make an interesting double-feature viewing with Birdman.

weird film submitted by manz on March 13, 2016, 12:37pm This film was strange. And very much reminiscent of Birdman, due to the fact that both have a stage actor at the end of their career who is also suicidal and living in an alternate reality. I preferred Birdman - which was a much more intense film. Pacino is great in The Humbling, and I grabbed it to watch because Greta Gerwig is in it, but I couldn't help but compare it to Birdman while watching.