That Obscure Object of Desire

(1977)

★ 7.4 IMDb · 460 votes

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Year: 1977

Runtime: 103 мин

Country: France, Spain

Director: Luis Buñuel

Cast: Fernando Rey, Кароль Буке, Ángela Molina, Julien Bertheau, André Weber, Милена Вукотич, María Asquerino, Ellen Bahl, Valerie Blanco, Auguste Carrière

Plot

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.