That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,864.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 2.45 |
Directed By
Luis Buñuel
Crew
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Jean-Claude Carrière
Pierre Louÿs
Hélène Plemiannikov
Serge Silberman
Edmond Richard
Odette Berroyer
Pierre Guffroy
Pierre Lefait
Sylvie de Segonzac
Pierre Berroyer
Ulrich Picard
Carlos Ramón Lluch
Odette Berroyer
Juan Luis Buñuel
Pierre Lary
Louis Becker
Enrique Alarcón
Claude Moesching
Gina Pignier
Jacqueline Porel
Alex Pront
Guy Villette
Olivier Villette
François Suné
Mimi Gayo
Jean Goudier
Jean Distinghin
Casimiro Dengra
Alain Tanguy
Suzanne Durrenberger
TOP CAST
Fernando Rey
Mathieu Faber
Carole Bouquet
Conchita
Ángela Molina
Conchita
Julien Bertheau
Édouard
André Weber
Martin
Milena Vukotić
Mother on the Train
María Asquerino
Encarnación, Conchita's Mother
Ellen Bahl
Manolita
Valerie Blanco
Isabelle
Auguste Carrière
Woman who Mending at the Window
Jacques Debary
Judge on the Train
Antonio Duque
Driver
André Lacombe
Doorman
Lita Lluch-Peiro
Dancer
Annie Monange
Employée du cabaret
Jean-Claude Montalban
Garçon dans le bar
Muni
Concierge
Bernard Musson
Deporting Policeman
Piéral
Psychology Teacher
Isabelle Rattier
Secretary
David Rocha
El Morenito
Isabelle Sadoyan
Jadiner
Juan Santamaría
Employé agence de voyages
Mario David
(uncredited)
Agnès Gattegno
(uncredited)
Silke Humel
(uncredited)
Roger Ibáñez
(uncredited)
Richard Leduc
(uncredited)
Guy Montagné
(uncredited)
Justo Ruiz
Sect's Member (uncredited)
Similar Movies
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system. As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is completely hermetically sealed against bacteria and virus, his food is specially prepared, and his only human contact comes in the form of gloved hands. The movie follows his life into a teenager.
Otto - The Disaster Movie
A man from Ostfriesland travels to Hamburg and sets course for America on a steamship to conquer this New World as well. What he leaves behind is a swath of devastation, a breach of confusion, a Milky Way full of music, a dead end full of mad jokes and perhaps a touch too much wordplay at the expense of others. But what is worst of all: he has also made a film about it!
Good Business Sense
"Good Business Sense" is a short comedy film about how business sometimes gets in the way of romance.
Walking Out
A city teen travels to Montana to go hunting with his estranged father, only for the strained trip to become a battle for survival when they encounter a grizzly bear.
Carol
In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
2 Days in Paris
Marion and Jack try to rekindle their relationship with a visit to Paris, home of Marion's parents — and several of her ex-boyfriends.
Ninotchka
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Salvador (Puig Antich)
The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's Fascist State in 1974.
Vanilla Sky
David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.
Don Juan DeMarco
John Arnold DeMarco is a man who believes he is Don Juan, the greatest lover in the world. Clad in a cape and mask, DeMarco undergoes psychiatric treatment with Dr. Jack Mickler to cure him of his apparent delusion. But the psychiatric sessions have an unexpected effect on the psychiatric staff and, most profoundly, Dr Mickler, who rekindles the romance in his complacent marriage.
SommerHundeSöhne
Summer is the time to travel, enjoy life, and do or leave what you want. A motor home with two occupants makes its way south. But the two travelers do not travel voluntarily, and certainly not together.
Irina Palm
Maggie, a quiet retiring grandmother, finds herself helpless as her grandson’s health deteriorates. When one last chance appears, but money is desperately short, Maggie acts to raise the cash in a fashion that surprises everyone but her.
Me and My Sister
Louise, who has just written a novel, comes to Paris to meet with a potential publisher. While in the city, she stays with her older sister, Martine, who in many ways is the exact opposite of Louise: she lives in a fashionable neighborhood, is cold to others, and has snobby friends, while Louise lives in a small town and is thoroughly unpretentious. Louise's apparent happiness -- and similarities to their mother -- gradually gets on Martine's nerves.
The Soft Skin
Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married with Franca and father of Sabine, around 10. He starts a love affair with air hostess Nicole, which Pierre is hiding, but he cannot stand staying away from her.
Au Revoir les Enfants
Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
The Piano Teacher
Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.
La Ceremonie
Sophie, a quiet and shy maid working for an upper-class French family, finds a friend in the energetic and uncompromising postmaster Jeanne, who encourages her to stand up against her bourgeois employers.
50 First Dates
Henry is a player skilled at seducing women. But when this veterinarian meets Lucy, a girl with a quirky problem when it comes to total recall, he realizes it's possible to fall in love all over again…and again, and again. That's because the delightful Lucy has no short-term memory, so Henry must woo her day after day until he finally sweeps her off her feet.
Russian Dolls
Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite.
The Story of Adele H.
Adèle Hugo, daughter of renowned French writer Victor Hugo, falls in love with British soldier Albert Pinson while living in exile off the coast of England. Though he spurns her affections, she follows him to Nova Scotia and takes on the alias of Adèle Lewly. Albert continues to reject her, but she remains obsessive in her quest to win him over.