That Obscure Object of Desire
That Obscure Object of Desire

That Obscure Object of Desire

1977·1h 43m
7.4/ 10 (434 votes)

Luis Buñuel's masterpiece

ComedyDramaRomance

Overview

After dumping a bucket of water on a beautiful young woman from the window of a train car, wealthy Frenchman Mathieu, regales his fellow passengers with the story of the dysfunctional relationship between himself and the young woman in question, a fiery 19-year-old flamenco dancer named Conchita. What follows is a tale of cruelty, depravity and lies -- the very building blocks of love.

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Director

Luis Buñuel

Writers

Luis Buñuel, Pierre Louÿs, Jean-Claude Carrière

Cast

Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Mathieu Faber

Carole Bouquet

Carole Bouquet

Conchita

Ángela Molina

Ángela Molina

Conchita

Julien Bertheau

Julien Bertheau

Édouard

André Weber

André Weber

Martin

Milena Vukotić

Milena Vukotić

Mother on the Train

María Asquerino

María Asquerino

Encarnación, Conchita's Mother

Ellen Bahl

Ellen Bahl

Manolita

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Valerie Blanco

Isabelle

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Auguste Carrière

Woman who Mending at the Window

Details

Language

fr

Status

Released

Box Office

$2,864