That Obscure Object of Desire
movie
Luis Buñuel's masterpiece
Released August 17, 1977
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
as
Mathieu Faber
Carole Bouquet
as
Conchita
Ángela Molina
as
Conchita
Julien Bertheau
as
Édouard
André Weber
as
Martin
Milena Vukotić
as
Mother on the Train
María Asquerino
as
Encarnación, Conchita's Mother
Ellen Bahl
as
Manolita
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Valerie Blanco
as
Isabelle
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Auguste Carrière
as
Woman who Mending at the Window
Jacques Debary
as
Judge on the Train
Antonio Duque
as
Driver
Crew
Luis Buñuel
as
Screenplay
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Pierre Louÿs
as
Screenplay
Serge Silberman
as
Producer
Jean-Claude Carrière
as
Screenplay
Edmond Richard
as
Director of Photography
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Hélène Plemiannikov
as
Editor
Luis Buñuel
as
Director
Odette Berroyer
as
Makeup Artist
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Ulrich Picard
as
Production Manager
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Carlos Ramón Lluch
as
Production Manager
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Pierre Berroyer
as
Hairstylist
Pierre Guffroy
as
Production Design