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The Humbling

The Humbling (2014)

Comedy, Drama, Romantic | United States, Italy

Director: Barry Levinson

RTE2 | Saturday 19 December 2020 | 23:25

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Saturday 19 December 2020 23:25

Saturday 27 June 2020 23:25

Rating: 5.6/10

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SYNOPSIS

Simon is an aging actor who suffers from bouts of dementia. He is institutionalized after an incident during a Broadway play, then returns home, where he contemplates suicide in Hemingway style. When he embarks upon an affair with an ex-girlfriend's amoral bisexual daughter, Pegeen his world starts to fall apart. It ends on stage, with even Axler's audience and fellow actors unsure what's real and what's not.

Actors

Writer: Buck Henry, Michal Zebede

Producer: Monika Bacardi, Ged Dickersin

RUNTIME: 112 min

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