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THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE

by Luis Buñuel

synopsis

Just after boarding a train, much to the surprise of his fellow passengers, a man pours a bucket of water over a young girl on the platform. Over the next few hours he explains (and we see in flashback) how he became obsessed by her (so much so that he failed to notice that she was played by two different actresses, representing different sides of her personality), and how she tantalised him, but would never allow him to satisfy his desire for her...

international title: That Obscure Object of Desire
original title: Cet obscur objet du désir
country: France, Spain
year: 1977
genre: fiction
directed by: Luis Buñuel
film run: 103'
release date: FR 17/08/1977, ES 21/09/1977, SE 19/11/1977, IT 24/11/1977, GR 28/11/1977, FI 06/01/1978, DK 20/01/1978, NL 09/03/1978, DE 16/11/1978, BE 07/12/1978, UK 1978, PL 04/1979, SI 04/1979, HU 30/08/1979, PT 29/04/1981, RS 03/03/2005, LT 04/11/2020
screenplay: Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière
cast: Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina
cinematography by: Edmond Richard
film editing: Hélène Plemiannikov
art director: Pierre Guffroy
costumes designer: Sylvie de Segonzac
producer: Serge Silberman

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