That Obscure Object of Desire

That Obscure Object of Desire

103 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Aug. 17, 1977

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.

That Obscure Object of Desire

103 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Aug. 17, 1977

That Obscure Object of Desire
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Greenwich Film Productions, In-Cine Compañía Industrial Cinematográfica, Les Films Galaxie
Original title Cet obscur objet du désir
Directors Pierre Lary, Louis Becker, Juan Luis Buñuel, Luis Buñuel
Writers Pierre Louÿs, Jean-Claude Carrière, Luis Buñuel

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

Valerie Blanco

as Isabelle

Auguste Carrière

as Woman who Mending at the Window

Jacques Debary

as Judge on the Train

Antonio Duque

as Driver

André Lacombe

as Doorman

Lita Lluch-Peiro

as Dancer

Muni

as Concierge

Bernard Musson

as Deporting Policeman

Piéral

as Psychology Teacher

Isabelle Rattier

as Secretary

David Rocha

as El Morenito

Isabelle Sadoyan

as Jadiner

Mario David

as (uncredited)

Agnès Gattegno

as (uncredited)

Silke Humel

as (uncredited)

Roger Ibáñez

as (uncredited)

Richard Leduc

as (uncredited)

Guy Montagné

as (uncredited)