
That Obscure Object of Desire
Luis Buñuel's masterpiece
1977 fr 103 minutes
Rating: 7.4
Plot
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.
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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
Employée du cabaret

Jean-Claude Montalban
Garçon dans le bar

Muni
Concierge

Bernard Musson
Deporting Policeman

Piéral
Psychology Teacher

Isabelle Rattier
Secretary

David Rocha
El Morenito

Isabelle Sadoyan
Jadiner

Juan Santamaría
Employé agence de voyages

Mario David
(uncredited)

Agnès Gattegno
(uncredited)

Silke Humel
(uncredited)

Roger Ibáñez
(uncredited)

Richard Leduc
(uncredited)

Guy Montagné
(uncredited)

Justo Ruiz
Sect's Member (uncredited)