TORONTO MOVIE/TV NEWS

Monday, June 15, 2015

"Italian Contemporary Film Festival": "The Humbling"



From the "Italian Contemporary Film Festival", screening June 11-19, 2015, Sneak Peek director Barry Levinson's new black comedy feature "The Humbling", starring Al Pacino, Diane Wiest, Greta Gerwig, Charles Grodin and Kyra Sedgwick:


"...'Simon Axler' is a successful actor who takes a tumble from the stage while performing Shakespeare. He suffers from mental illness and has trouble differentiating between reality and fantasy, which ultimately leads him to retire from the stage.


"The daughter of Simon’s old acting friend decides to move into his house and they soon develop a strange and dysfunctional relationship that draws the attention of her parents.


"Meanwhile, Simon’s agent Charles Grodin tries to get him back on his feet and back to work..."


Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Humbling"...