That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Just after boarding a train, much to the surprise of his fellow passengers, a young 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...

Cast & Crew

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Luis Buñuel

Fernando Rey

Carole Bouquet

Angela Molina

Julien Bertheau

Andre Weber

Film Details

Also Known As

Begärets dunkla mål, Cet objet obscure du desir, Cet obscur objet du désir, Ese oscuro objeto del deseo

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Drama

Foreign

Release Date

1977

Production Company

Canal Plus; Greenwich Film Productions; Greenwich Film Productions; StudioCanal

Distribution Company

Janus Films/Rialto Pictures; Janus Films; Rialto Pictures

Location

France

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 43m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (Eastmancolor)

Synopsis

As terrorists bomb Seville, worldly Fernando Rey boards the Paris train, promptly dumping a bucket of water on a young woman trying to board. As his fellow passengers look on aghast, Rey proceeds to explain why this young woman is "the worst of all women" because she will never allow him to consumate his passion.

Director

Luis Buñuel

Cast

Fernando Rey

Carole Bouquet

Angela Molina

Julien Bertheau

Andre Weber

Milena Vukotic

Pieral

Maria Asquerino

Conchita'S Mother

David Rocha

Muni

Ellen Bahl

Jacques Debary

Isabelle Sadoyan

Claude Jaeger

Bernard Musson

Jean-claude Montalban

Valerie Blanco

Lita Peiro

Andre Lacombe

Crew

Louis Becker

Odette Berroyer

Juan Luis Buñuel

2nd Assistant Director

Luis Buñuel

Luis Buñuel

Luis Buñuel

Jean-claude Carriere

Jean-claude Carriere

Jean-claude Carriere

Sylvie Desegonzac

Costume Designer

Suzanne Durrenberger

Brigitte Dutray

Pierre Guffroy

Jean Harnois

Camera Operator

Alain Herpe

Camera Assistant

Philippe Houdart

Camera Assistant

Pierre Lary

1st Assistant Director

Pierre Louys

Pierre Louys

From Story ("La Femme Et Le Pantin")

Claude Moesching

Art Director Assistant

Lita Peiro

Ully Pickardt

Production Manager

Gina Pignier

Assistant Editor

Helene Plemiannikov

Edmond Richard

Dp/Cinematographer

Edmond Richard

Director Of Photography

Michel Rocher

Norbert Roubeaud

Gille Schneider

Production Manager Assistant

Hubert Segond

Serge Silberman

Francois Sune

Special Effects

Francois Sune

Pierre Vespier

Guy Villette

Olivier Villette

Sound Assistant

Richard Wagner

Film Details

Also Known As

Begärets dunkla mål, Cet objet obscure du desir, Cet obscur objet du désir, Ese oscuro objeto del deseo

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Drama

Foreign

Release Date

1977

Production Company

Canal Plus; Greenwich Film Productions; Greenwich Film Productions; StudioCanal

Distribution Company

Janus Films/Rialto Pictures; Janus Films; Rialto Pictures

Location

France

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 43m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (Eastmancolor)

Award Nominations

Best Foreign Language Film

1977

Best Writing, Screenplay

1978

Luis Bunuel

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

The Country of France

Released in United States on Video January 1986

Released in United States September 1977

Released in United States Summer July 13, 2001

Re-released in United States July 13, 2001

Re-released in United States on Video May 2, 1995

Shown at New York Film Festival September 1977.

Formerly distributed by Nelson Entertainment.

Released in United States on Video January 1986

Re-released in United States on Video May 2, 1995

Released in United States Summer July 13, 2001

Re-released in United States July 13, 2001 (Lincoln Plaza Cinemas; New York City)

Released in United States September 1977 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 1977.)

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