That Obscure Object of Desire
- Released on
- Runtime
- 103 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Fernando Rey
- Carole Bouquet
- Ángela Molina
- Julien Bertheau
- André Weber
- Milena Vukotić
- María Asquerino
- Ellen Bahl
- Valerie Blanco
- Auguste Carrière
- Jacques Debary
- Antonio Duque
- André Lacombe
- Lita Lluch-Peiro
- Annie Monange
- Jean-Claude Montalban
- Muni
- Bernard Musson
- Piéral
- Isabelle Rattier
- David Rocha
- Isabelle Sadoyan
- Juan Santamaría
- Mario David
- Agnès Gattegno
- Silke Humel
- Roger Ibáñez
- Richard Leduc
- Guy Montagné
- Justo Ruiz
Director
- Luis Buñuel
Producers
- Serge Silberman
Screenwriter
- Luis Buñuel
- Jean-Claude Carrière
- Pierre Louÿs