That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

Luis Buñuel's masterpiece 1977-08-17 France, Spain 103 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Fernando Rey is Mathieu Faber
Mathieu Faber
Carole Bouquet is Conchita
Ángela Molina is Conchita
Julien Bertheau is Édouard
André Weber is Martin
Milena Vukotić is Mother on the Train
Mother on the Train
María Asquerino is Encarnación, Conchita's Mother
Encarnación, Conchita's Mother
Ellen Bahl is Manolita
Manolita
Valerie Blanco is Isabelle
Auguste Carrière is Woman who Mending at the Window
Woman who Mending at the Window
Jacques Debary is Judge on the Train
Judge on the Train