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Living in Oblivion

“Nick is about to discover the first rule of filmmaking: if at first you don't succeed... PANIC!”

1995 · 1 h 30 min
Directed by Tom DiCillo · Switzerland · Contemporary European Art Cinema
Comedy

Cast

Steve Buscemi Catherine Keener Dermot Mulroney Danielle von Zerneck James Le Gros Rica Martens

Credits

Written by: Tom DiCillo

Plot

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.

Sinekatalog’s take

Living in Oblivion (1995) is a Swiss comedy directed by Tom DiCillo. It stars Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener and Dermot Mulroney. It runs 90 minutes. It is listed here as part of the director's body of work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (22,016 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.