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- Critics Consensus Living in Oblivion dives into the folly of filmmaking with a sharp satire that sends up indie cinema while working as an entertaining independent picture in its own right.
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Living in Oblivion dives into the folly of filmmaking with a sharp satire that sends up indie cinema while working as an entertaining independent picture in its own right. Read Critics Reviews
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- Tom Dicillo
- R
- Steve Buscemi
A young Steve Buscemi leads this wry farce about a calamitous film set where nothing goes right. The sardonic script skewers the ins and outs of low budget film production and the various personalities on set from belligerent directors, pretentious cinematographers, and egotistic actors.
- Catherine Keener
- Tom Dicillo
Living in Oblivion is an unusual, funny, and interesting example of the movie-about-movies genre, focusing on the low budget, independent movie making scene. The lead performances by Steve Buscemi and Catherine Keener are first-rate, and the supporting cast is excellent as well.
Aug 14, 2023 · This scene, as well as many others in the film, is filled with very good humor, not twisted by any modern norms of morality, for which I express a special respect to this movie.
Living in Oblivion: Directed by Tom DiCillo. With Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, Danielle von Zerneck. This ultimate tribute to all independent filmmakers takes place during one day on the set of a non-budget movie.
- (20K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Tom DiCillo
- 1995-07-21
I just re-watched Living in Oblivion yesterday for the milionth time, and let me tell you: it’s one of my all-time favorite films. I love pretty much everything on it including – but not limited to – the clever screenplay, the amazing cast, and the overall dream-like quality it has.
A hip indie version of Truffaut's Day for Night, Living in Oblivion celebrates the very act of filmmaking as grand folly, a triumph of absurdist heroism.
