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Luis Buñuel's masterpiece - That Obscure Object of Desire
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Title: That Obscure Object of Desire

Release Date: 17 Aug 1977

Runtime: 1h 43m

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Incine, Greenwich Film Production, Les Films Galaxie

Production Companies: Incine, Greenwich Film Production, Les Films Galaxie

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 7.432 (390 votes)

Cast

  • Mathieu Faber: Fernando Rey
  • Conchita: Carole Bouquet
  • Conchita: Ángela Molina
  • Édouard: Julien Bertheau
  • Martin: André Weber
  • Mother on the Train: Milena Vukotić
  • Encarnación, Conchita's Mother: María Asquerino
  • Manolita: Ellen Bahl
  • Isabelle: Valerie Blanco
  • Woman who Mending at the Window: Auguste Carrière
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