Living In Oblivion [1995]

See Larger Image	List Price: £15.99 Our Price: £7.97 Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Manufacturer: Second Sight Films Ltd. Starring: Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, Danielle Von Zerneck, James Le Gros Directed By: Tom DiCillo Average Customer Rating:


Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Binding: DVD EAN: 5028836031314 Format: PAL Label: Second Sight Films Ltd. Manufacturer: Second Sight Films Ltd. Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Second Sight Films Ltd. Region Code: 2 Release Date: 2008-01-21 Running Time: 87 Studio: Second Sight Films Ltd. Theatrical Release Date: 1995
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: I think I may have missed the point here... Comment: Living in Oblivion stars Steve Buscemi, who plays Nick Reve, a luckless low-budget film director trying to get his artistic vision onto the big screen. He's written a screenplay he's determined to film, starring the leading lady in his own life, though she doesn't know it. She has confidence issues, the leading man is an egotistical maniac who insists on changing scenes and filming them how he wants to, as opposed to how they're written. Nick is becoming increasingly frustrated with take after take with nothing to show for his efforts. His inept crew aren't helping matters, as they're busy with love rivalries, insecurities and throwing up after consuming `off' milk. He is clinging tightly onto his sanity as the filming progresses, and the arrival on set of his batty mother, who's escaped from her nursing home is almost enough to push him over the edge. But he manages to see it through and capture his dream on film, but certainly not without further mishaps. Classed as a dark comedy, I'm not sure I entirely `got' this. The endless retake scenes at the beginning of the film were almost enough to make me turn off before I was even fifteen minutes in. But there were glimmers of humour which appealed to me enough to make me keep watching. But to be honest, the film for me, was a whole load of nothingness. I thought it was pretty silly and pointless and it didn't really make me laugh, so unless you're into daft humour - I wouldn't bother. Customer Rating: Summary: Fantastic Film Comment: I can't remember how I came across this film, but I did and read a review for a region 1 copy and bought it for region 2 via amazon. While it is an independent film, it is not so kooky as to make it so far from the mainstream as to be inaccessible to most film audiences and would appeal to teanagers upwards. The interview in the bonus material is a good insight to how the film came to be made and developed, which only adds to the experience. Steve Buscemi brings a quality to the film that only he can and the rest of the cast are excellent too. The storyline concerns the frustrations and difficulties of making a low budget movie - a neat idea for a low-budget film and one that is both instructive and hilarious. A most enjoyable film that had me laughing out loud and a feel good film too. It should be a stonking hit, so I recommend everyone who is interested in film to buy it asap. More Reviews