That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

08/17/1977 (FR) • 1h 43m

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Luis Buñuel's masterpiece

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.

Top Billed Cast

Fernando Rey

Mathieu Faber

Milena Vukotić

Mother on the Train

María Asquerino

Encarnación, Conchita's Mother

Ellen Bahl

Manolita


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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Budget

-

Revenue

$2,864.00

Keywords

paris, france

bomb

parent child relationship

mistake in person

bucket

lausanne, switzerland

love

train

maid

humiliation

seville, spain

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