Living in Oblivion

1995

Action / Comedy / Drama

19
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 86% · 36 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 21037 21K

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Plot summary

Nick is the director of a low-budget indie film. He tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious, beret-wearing director of photography, and lousy catering.

Director

Top cast

Steve Buscemi as Nick Reve
Catherine Keener as Nicole Springer
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756.63 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 8
1.43 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 30

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by EThompsonUMD 8 / 10

Funny and interesting, if convoluted, movie-about-movie.

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. The film veers from satire to realism to surrealism in depicting the problems and tensions involved in off-off-Hollywood filmmaking. One problem with its structure, though, is the repeated "dream trick." Its first use creates shock and interest, but its second use creates a serious distraction in the third act since the viewer keeps wondering whose dream he or she may be in this time. Overall, an enjoyable film - highly recommended to indie film buffs.
Reviewed by begob 8 / 10

The best movie by a human being ... ever!

A movie director and his leading lady feel the pressure as their shoot teeters on the edge of disaster ...

Witty and big-hearted satire of the process of making an independent movie. This comes in three parts, each act dealing with a particular scene and bringing a change of emphasis. The story is almost perfectly self-contained, with unity of action, place and time, and the writing and editing keeps it clipping along at a good pace. The writer/director uses the full potential of his set up by bringing in a host of characters and a range of technical aspects of the shoot, and yet wraps it up nicely through the romantic concerns of his creations.

Performances are good all round, and some real insights are delivered - the objection to dwarfs in dream sequences, the most self-obsessed person in the room coming up with the best idea (the blocking for the "admired from afar" scene). It's not a laugh a minute, but there are plenty of good moments.

The only time I noticed the music was when the director was giving a pep talk to one of the actors. Maybe there could have been more jokes on that "score" - or maybe I missed them.

Overall: Not a classic, but thoroughly enjoyable.

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