That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

Review: That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

Director: Luis Buñuel

Cast: Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina, Julien Bertheau, André Weber,

Fernando Rey
Fernando Rey
Carole Bouquet
Carole Bouquet
Ángela Molina
Ángela Molina
Julien Bertheau
Julien Bertheau
André Weber
André Weber

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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By the end of his career Luis Bunuel had perfected a style both allusive and precise in its details, giving his work a unique charm fully on display in Criterion’s new Blu-ray set of the final three features: The Discreet Charm of the […]

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