That Obscure Object of Desire

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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.

Country:

France,

Spain

Genre:

Comedy,

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

103 minutes

Year:

1977

Director:

Luis Buñuel

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Company:

Incine,

Greenwich Film Production,

Les Films Galaxie

Cast:
Fernando Rey

Mathieu Faber

Carole Bouquet

Conchita

Ángela Molina

Conchita

Julien Bertheau

Édouard

André Weber

Martin

Crew:
Luis Buñuel

Director

Luis Buñuel

Screenplay

Jean-Claude Carrière

Screenplay

Pierre Louÿs

Screenplay

Hélène Plemiannikov

Editor