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Actors: Steve Buscemi, Dermot Mulroney, Catherine Keener
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Living in Oblivion |
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Tom DiCillo's Living in Oblivion pokes fun at low-budget filmmaking. The story unfolds largely on a bare-bones film stage, in a grimy New York warehouse. Steve Buscemi plays Nick, a writer/director shooting an indie feature, where everything goes wrong. An older actress flubs her lines, a Hollywood star (supposedly based on Brad Pitt and played by lookalike James LeGros)has a hissy fit, props fall down at inopportune times, and romantic intrigues behind the scenes affect what's going on in front of the camera. In fact, it's touch-and-go as to whether Nick will be able to successfully complete his film.
The movie is divided into three parts, each featuring a different film genre and involving dreams. The first, in which Nick is shooting a family melodrama, turns out to be his nightmare. The second, a frothy romance, is the leading lady's dream, and the third is the actual film being shot, involving a dream sequence.
--Elana Starr, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Living in Oblivion |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
If a parody... of
- new yorkers
Kind of comedy
- comedy about making a movie
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a deadline
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
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