That Obscure Object of Desire

1977 7.4 (409 votes) 1h 43m

Genres

Comedy Drama Romance

Production Companies

Incine
Greenwich Film Production
Les Films Galaxie

That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir)

Luis Buñuel's masterpiece

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.