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That Obscure Object of Desire
1977 7.4 (405 votes) 1h 43m
Genres
Comedy Drama Romance
Production Companies
Incine
Greenwich Film Production
Les Films Galaxie

That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir)

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.

Key Crew

Director: Luis Buñuel

Screenplay: Luis Buñuel, Pierre Louÿs, Jean-Claude Carrière

Director of Photography: Edmond Richard

Producer: Serge Silberman

Top 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

Videos

Cet obscur objet du désir - Bande-annonce

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