That Obscure Object of Desire
Cet obscur objet du désir
Release: 1977-08-17
·Runtime: 103m
·★ 7.4
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
France
Spain
Production Companies
Incine
Greenwich Film Production
Les Films Galaxie
Cast
Fernando Rey
as Mathieu Faber
Carole Bouquet
as Conchita
Ángela Molina
as Conchita
Julien Bertheau
as Édouard
André Weber
as Martin
Milena Vukotić
as Mother on the Train
María Asquerino
as Encarnación, Conchita's Mother
Ellen Bahl
as Manolita
Jacques Debary
as Judge on the Train
Antonio Duque
as Driver
André Lacombe
as Doorman
Muni
as Concierge
Bernard Musson
as Deporting Policeman
Piéral
as Psychology Teacher
David Rocha
as El Morenito
Isabelle Sadoyan
as Jadiner
Mario David
as (uncredited)
Agnès Gattegno
as (uncredited)
Roger Ibáñez
as (uncredited)
Guy Montagné
as (uncredited)
Michel Piccoli
as Mathieu Faber (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Luis Buñuel
Screenplay
Serge Silberman
Producer
Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay
Edmond Richard
Director of Photography
Luis Buñuel
Director
Odette Berroyer
Makeup Artist
Pierre Guffroy
Production Design
Louis Becker
Assistant Director
Guy Villette
Sound Engineer
Juan Luis Buñuel
Assistant Director
Odette Berroyer
Key Makeup Artist
Jean Goudier
Editorial Services
Jacqueline Porel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Suzanne Durrenberger
Script Supervisor