That Obscure Object of Desire

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.

Directed by Luis Buñuel

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

V

Valerie Blanco

Isabelle

A

Auguste Carrière

Woman who Mending at the Window

Jacques Debary

Judge on the Train

Antonio Duque

Driver

André Lacombe

Doorman

L

Lita Lluch-Peiro

Dancer

A

Annie Monange

Cabaret Employee

J

Jean-Claude Montalban

Waiter in the Bar

Muni

Concierge

Bernard Musson

Deporting Policeman

Piéral

Psychology Teacher

I

Isabelle Rattier

Secretary

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