1977 · Comedy / Drama / Romance
That Obscure Object of Desire
Original title · Cet obscur objet du désir
Luis Buñuel's masterpiece
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.
- 7.4/10 · 465 votes
- 1h 43m
- August 17, 1977
- French
Directed by Luis Buñuel
About That Obscure Object of Desire
That Obscure Object of Desire is a 1977 comedy, drama, and romance film directed by Luis Buñuel. It runs 1h 43m. It was released on August 17, 1977.
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.
The original title is Cet obscur objet du désir. The original language is French. Spoken languages include Spanish and French. Production countries include France and Spain.
The average rating is 7.4 out of 10, based on 465 TMDB votes.
That Obscure Object of Desire Details
- Title
- That Obscure Object of Desire
- Original title
- Cet obscur objet du désir
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rating
- 7.4/10 from 465 votes
- Original language
- French
- Languages
- Spanish and French
- Countries
- France and Spain
- Director
- Luis Buñuel
- Writers
- Luis Buñuel, Pierre Louÿs, Jean-Claude Carrière
- Box office
- $2,864
- Keywords
- paris, france, bomb, parent child relationship, mistake in person, bucket, lausanne, switzerland, love, train, maid, humiliation, seville, spain
That Obscure Object of Desire Release Date
That Obscure Object of Desire was released on August 17, 1977. More 1977 films are collected in the CineGo year archive.
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That Obscure Object of Desire Cast
Fernando ReyMathieu Faber
Carole BouquetConchita
Ángela MolinaConchita
Julien BertheauÉdouard
André WeberMartin
Milena VukotićMother on the Train
María AsquerinoEncarnación, Conchita's Mother
Ellen BahlManolita- Valerie BlancoIsabelle
- Auguste CarrièreWoman who Mending at the Window
Jacques DebaryJudge on the Train
Antonio DuqueDriver
André LacombeDoorman- Lita Lluch-PeiroDancer
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