That Obscure Object of Desire
“Luis Buñuel's masterpiece”
1977•R•1h 43m•7.4•Released
ComedyDramaRomance
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.
Director
Luis Buñuel
Writer
Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière, Pierre Louÿs
Revenue
$0M
Languages
Spanish, French
Studio
Incine
Cast
Fernando Rey
Mathieu Faber
Carole Bouquet
Conchita
Ángela Molina
Conchita
Julien Bertheau
Édouard
André Weber
Martin
Milena Vukotić
Mother on the Train
María Asquerino
Encarnación, Conchita's Mother
Ellen Bahl
Manolita
Valerie Blanco
Isabelle
Auguste Carrière
Woman who Mending at the Window
Jacques Debary
Judge on the Train
Antonio Duque
Driver
André Lacombe
Doorman
Lita Lluch-Peiro
Dancer
Annie Monange
Cabaret Employee
Production
Company
Incine
Company
Greenwich Film Production
Company
Les Films Galaxie
Producer
Serge Silberman
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