# Living in Oblivion (1995)

> A frazzled director tries to survive one disastrous day of shooting an ultra-low-budget movie while the set exposes every absurdity of independent filmmaking.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4423

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Tom DiCillo
- Cast: Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, Danielle von Zerneck, James Le Gros, Peter Dinklage, Rica Martens, Kevin Corrigan
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113677/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, irreverent, anxious, lazy sunday, movie night with filmmakers

## Synopsis

A hilarious glimpse into the chaos of low-budget filmmaking, where everything that can go wrong does.

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