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Living In Oblivion
1995
Steve Buscemi is Nick Reve, a luckless low-budget director struggling against all odds to get his artistic vision onto the screen. The big name leading man arrives on set with a big ego and some scene-improving ideas of his own, the leading lady has confidence issues, his inept crew include a cinematographer who fails to .. Read more
| Starring | Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, Danielle Von Zerneck |
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| Director | Tom DiCillo |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
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Living In Oblivion
Steve Buscemi is Nick Reve, a luckless low-budget director struggling against all odds to get his artistic vision onto the screen. The big name leading man arrives on set with a big ego and some scene-improving ideas of his own, the leading lady has confidence issues, his inept crew include a cinematographer who fails to capture a rare moment of brilliance as he�s busy throwing-up and a dwarf for the dream sequence is angry at typecasting � �I don�t even have dreams with dwarves in them�. Insecurities, love rivalries, mounting tension and an exploding smoke-machine all add to the catalogue of trials for Nick as he desperately tries to hold onto his sanity.
| Starring | Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, Danielle Von Zerneck, James Le Gros |
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| Director | Tom DiCillo |
| Studio | SECOND SIGHT FILMS LTD. |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 27 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 28 Jan 2008 Production year: 1995 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (2)
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Energetic and entertaining joke at the expense of wannabe film-makers, skewering pretentiousness while demonstrating that what happens behind the camera can be more interesting than what takes place in front of it; James LeGros provides a nice turn as an
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DiCillo's second feature gets great mileage out of the simple, familiar premise of an idealistic film-maker struggling... read more on Time Out
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Worth watching
Not an ambitious film, but very likable within its limits. It explores the incestuous interrelationships on a film set where things are always going wrong, is therefore a 'film about the film business' with echoes of The Player. Some funny moments, revolving around the ever-brilliant Steve Buscemi.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Clever
This is a good little film which I think cleverly conveys the frustrations of making a low budget movie.
It is held together by a good ensemble of performances lead by Mr Buscemi.
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