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That Obscure Object of Desire

Original title: Cet obscur objet du désir
  • 1977
  • R
  • 1h 43m
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Recounted in flashback are the romantic perils of Mathieu, a middle-aged French sophisticate as he falls for his nineteen-year-old former chambermaid Conchita.Recounted in flashback are the romantic perils of Mathieu, a middle-aged French sophisticate as he falls for his nineteen-year-old former chambermaid Conchita.Recounted in flashback are the romantic perils of Mathieu, a middle-aged French sophisticate as he falls for his nineteen-year-old former chambermaid Conchita.

  • Director
    • Luis Buñuel
  • Writers
    • Luis Buñuel
    • Jean-Claude Carrière
    • Pierre Louÿs
  • Stars
    • Fernando Rey
    • Carole Bouquet
    • Ángela Molina
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    24K
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    • Director
      • Luis Buñuel
    • Writers
      • Luis Buñuel
      • Jean-Claude Carrière
      • Pierre Louÿs
    • Stars
      • Fernando Rey
      • Carole Bouquet
      • Ángela Molina
    • 76User reviews
    • 89Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 6 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Fernando Rey
    Fernando Rey
    • Mathieu Faber
    Carole Bouquet
    Carole Bouquet
    • Conchita Pérez (brunette)
    Ángela Molina
    Ángela Molina
    • Conchita
    • (as Angela Molina)
    Julien Bertheau
    Julien Bertheau
    • Edouard
    André Weber
    • Martin
    • (as Andre Weber)
    Milena Vukotic
    Milena Vukotic
    • Femme dans le train
    María Asquerino
    María Asquerino
    • Encarnación Pérez - madre de Conchita
    Ellen Bahl
    • Manolita
    Valerie Blanco
    • Isabelle
    • (as Valérie Blanco)
    Auguste Carrière
    • La femme qui reprise dans la vitrine
    • (as Auguste Carriere)
    Jacques Debary
    Jacques Debary
    • Un voyageur
    Antonio Duque
    • Conducteur
    André Lacombe
    • Portier
    Lita Lluch-Peiro
    • Ballerine
    Annie Monange
    • Employée du cabaret
    Jean-Claude Montalban
    • Garçon dans le bar
    Muni
    Muni
    • Concierge
    Bernard Musson
    • Deporting Policeman
    • Director
      • Luis Buñuel
    • Writers
      • Luis Buñuel
      • Jean-Claude Carrière
      • Pierre Louÿs
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Final film directed by Luis Buñuel.
    • Goofs
      Mathieu enters the room where Conchita dances nude, throws the leftmost table to the right, and chases out all the men. The remaining table and chairs on the left are standing upright. After they talk for two minutes the camera returns to the area with the tables, where that same table and chairs lean against the wall in disarray.
    • Quotes

      Mathieu: I respect love too much to go seeking it in the back streets.

    • Connections
      Featured in Regarding Buñuel (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Die Walküre
      Written by Richard Wagner

      Performed by Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele

      Conducted by Karl Böhm

      Philips 6747947

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    10/10
    Using two actresses for one role not a planned plot device
    Contrary to the initial comment on this page, the director Luis Bunuel did not use two different actresses to play the lead role as a plot device to show "One actress for her placid nature and another actress for her tempermental side."

    While this is an oft-repeated misconception, it's not remotely true. In Luis Bunuel's autobiography, "My Last Sigh" (A fantastic book, still in print) the director discusses the reason for this unique directorial device, and how funny he finds it that so many "fans" assume that the choices were based on the actresses temperment or his desire to "express" something obscure. In truth, two actresses were used simply because the lead actress quit partway through production after having completed many critical scenes. Luis was beside himself over the wasted time and money in reshooting, so he hired a replacement to shoot only the missing scenes, and edited them irregardless of who was acting in a given scene. It served him well, as the end result was brilliant.
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    • Release date
      • October 8, 1977 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Spain
    • Languages
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Taj mracni predmet zelja
    • Filming locations
      • Giralda Tower, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Greenwich Film Productions
      • Les Films Galaxie
      • In-Cine Compañía Industrial Cinematográfica
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,864
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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