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Living in Oblivion

1995 · 90 min

A chaotic, funny, and affectionate look behind the scenes of low-budget filmmaking, full of absurd mishaps and dream logic.

Tagline
Nick is about to discover the first rule of filmmaking: if at first you don't succeed... PANIC!
Overview
Low-budget independent filmmaker Nick Reve 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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • work
  • obsession
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour8
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
90 min
Country
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Languages
English

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