humbling
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Finding Inspiration in a Humbling Experience Clair Ruhenkamp learned about overcoming adversity through athletics.
From Forbes • Dec. 31, 2014
Sure, it can't be easy to master Shakespeare, as Al Pacino's actor character must do in "The Humbling," Barry Levinson's upcoming film about a stage actor possibly losing his mind.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2014
Pacino stars in forthcoming dramas Manglehorn and The Humbling, which debuted last month at the Venice Film Festival.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2014
Three days later, The Humbling opened with a scene in which an unstable ageing actor played by Al Pacino does the exact same thing.
From The Guardian • Sep. 6, 2014
Humbling herself before them all, she besought forgiveness of her mother, of her superior Romillion, of the bystanders, of Louisa.
From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules