
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.Original Title: | Cet obscur objet du désir |
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Status: | Released (1977-08-17) |
Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 6 wins & 11 nominations total |
Screen: | Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière, Pierre Louÿs |
Productions: | Incine, Greenwich Film Production, Les Films Galaxie |
Production Countries: | France, Spain |
Spoken Languages: | Español, Français |

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Casts
- 14821: Fernando Rey - Mathieu Faber
- 10500: Carole Bouquet - Conchita
- 3822: Ángela Molina - Conchita
- 3594: Julien Bertheau - Édouard
- 566171: André Weber - Martin
- 44104: Milena Vukotić - Mother on the Train
- 69529: María Asquerino - Encarnación, Conchita's Mother
Crews
- 793: Luis Buñuel - Director - Directing
- 793: Luis Buñuel - Screenplay - Writing
- 9747: Jean-Claude Carrière - Screenplay - Writing
- 20938: Pierre Louÿs - Screenplay - Writing
- 30635: Hélène Plemiannikov - Editor - Editing
- 37456: Serge Silberman - Producer - Production
- 14808: Edmond Richard - Director of Photography - Camera
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There is just a great dynamic here between the wealthy "Mathieu" (Fernando Rey) and his mischievous femme de chambre "Conchita" (Ángela Molina & Carole Bouquet). Why two actresses? Well that's because Luis Buñuel has decided to tell this entertaining story using a couple of timelines ....
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