That Obscure Object of Desire

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 17, 1977

Original language

French

Spoken languages

Spanish, French

Countries

France, Spain

Production

Greenwich Film Production,Incine,Les Films Galaxie

Cast

Fernando Rey,Carole Bouquet,Ángela Molina,Julien Bertheau,André Weber,Milena Vukotić,María Asquerino,Ellen Bahl,Valerie Blanco,Auguste Carrièreand 21 more

Director

Luis Buñuel

Writer

Luis Buñuel,Pierre Louÿs,Jean-Claude Carrière

Producer

Serge Silberman

Cinematography

Edmond Richard

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$2,864

IMDb

tt0075824