That Obscure Object of Desire
Cet obscur objet du désir
"Luis Buñuel's masterpiece"
ComedyDramaRomance
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.
🎬 DirectorLuis Buñuel
📅 Release1977-08-17
🌍 CountryFrance, Spain
🗣 LanguageSpanish, French
🏢 StudioIncine, Greenwich Film Production, Les Films Galaxie
🗳 Votes437
🔥 Popularity2
💵 Revenue$2,864
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🎭 Cast
Fernando Rey
Mathieu Faber
Carole Bouquet
Conchita
Ángela Molina
Conchita
Julien Bertheau
Édouard
André Weber
Martin
Milena Vukotić
Mother on the Train
María Asquerino
Encarnación, Conchita's Mother
Ellen Bahl
Manolita
Valerie Blanco
Isabelle
Auguste Carrière
Woman who Mending at the Window
Jacques Debary
Judge on the Train
Antonio Duque
Driver
André Lacombe
Doorman
Lita Lluch-Peiro
Dancer
Annie Monange
Cabaret Employee
🎥 Crew
Director
Luis Buñuel
Editor
Hélène Plemiannikov
Screenplay
Luis Buñuel
Director of Photography
Edmond Richard
Screenplay
Pierre Louÿs
Producer
Serge Silberman
Screenplay
Jean-Claude Carrière
Makeup Artist
Odette Berroyer
Hairstylist
Pierre Berroyer
Production Manager
Carlos Ramón Lluch
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
paris, francebombparent child relationshipmistake in personbucketlausanne, switzerlandlovetrainmaidhumiliationseville, spain
💬 Reviews
There is just a great dynamic here between the wealthy "Mathieu" (Fernando Rey) and his mischievous femme de chambre "Conchita" (Ángela Molina & Carole Bouquet). Why two actresses? Well that's because Luis Buñuel has decided to tell this entertaining story using a couple of timelines that show just how this rather stayed and sophisticated man fell under the spell of his servant and of how their …
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