Living in Oblivion

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Living in Oblivion
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R,1hr 30min
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July 14, 1995
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Columbia TriStar
Synopsis: Following up his debut, Johnny Suede, director Tom DiCillo presented this filmmaking comedy that allegedly draws much from DiCillo's experiences on the set of the 1991 Brad Pitt vehicle. Steve Buscemi stars as Nick Reve, the long-suffering director of a no-budget independent film. If he's not dealing with his heartbroken director of photography Wolf (Dermot Mulroney), Reve is trying to keep his leading lady Nicole (DiCillo mainstay Catherine Keener) happy or ignore the pseudo-auteur suggestions of ... Full Synopsis
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As a film school graduate, cinematographer on Stranger Than Paradise (1984), and director of indie film Johnny Suede (1991), Tom DiCillo clearly knew all the perils of low-budget filmmaking, and he put that knowledge to hilarious use in his second feature, Living in Oblivion (1995). The rare reflexive parody that succeeds, Living in Oblivion's three nightmares run the gamut of potential snafus that ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Nick Reve
Nicole, Nicole Springer
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