Acomiccelebrationofdreamersandtheirdreams,LIVINGINOBLIVIONisthesecondfilmwrittenanddirectedbyTomDiCillo.WithatonethatteeterssomewherebetweenKafkaandtheMarxBrothers,itchroniclesthehilariousmisadventuresofagroupofpeoplewhohavejoinedtogethertoaccomplishoneofthemostdifficultgoalsimaginable-themakingofalow-budgetindependentfilm.Withaninnovativeandsurprisingstructurethatshiftsfluidlybetweenthemoviebeingmadeandthosemakingit,thefilmoffersarareandaccurate--ifcomicallyheightened--lookbehind-the-scenes,withthepeoplewhomakethescenes.Howtheymakethem--andthefactthattheymanagetomakethematall--iswhatLIVINGINOBLIVIONisallabout.
StarringSteveBuscemiasdirectorNickReve,LIVINGINOBLIVIONhighlightsadayonthesetofNick'sfilmwhereeverythingthatcouldpossiblygowrong,actuallydoes.Strugglingagainstever-escalatingoddstomaintainhisintegrityandhissanity,Nickisbothhelpedandhinderedbyhisbumbling,ifwell-intentionedcrew,headedbyhiscinematographerWolf(DermotMulroney),acameramanwhoseleathergearsuggeststhatheismoreinspiredbyBillyIdolthanSvenNykvist;aleadinglady,Nicole(CatherineKeener),atalentedbutneuroticactresswhoisinvolvedinaromanceandarivalrywithherleadingman,ChadPalomino(JamesLeGros);aniron-willedassistantdirector,Wanda(DanielleVonZerneck);and,forthefirsttimeeveron-screen,aGaffer.
