Cet obscur objet du désir

"Luis Buñuel's masterpiece"

Oct 8 1977 R 1h 43m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

Just after boarding a train, much to the surprise of his fellow passengers, a man pours a bucket of water over a young girl on the platform. Over the next few hours he explains (and we see in flashback) how he became obsessed by her (so much so that he failed to notice that she was played by two different actresses, representing different sides of her personality), and how she tantalised him, but would never allow him to satisfy his desire for her...

Written by

Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière, Pierre Louÿs

Directed by

Luis Buñuel

Cast

Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina

Crew

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Production Countries

Spain, France

Production Companies

Les Films Galaxie, Greenwich Film Production, Incine

Languages

Français, Español

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 6 wins & 11 nominations total

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