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That Obscure Object of Desire

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That Obscure Object of Desire
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NR,1hr 40min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Released:
October 8, 1977
Director:
Luis Buñuel
Distributor:
First Artists
Starring:
Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina  ...more
Synopsis: Adapted from Pierre Louys' 1898 novel La Femme et le Pantin, That Obscure Object of Desire is the 30th and final film from the great Luis Buñuel. Recounted in flashback to a group of railway travellers, the story wryly details the romantic perils of Mathieu (Buñuel favorite Fernando Rey), a wealthy, middle-aged French sophisticate who falls desperately in love with his 19-year-old former chambermaid Conchita. Thus begins a surreal game of sexual cat-and-mouse, with Mathieu obsessively attempting ... Full Synopsis
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Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
The lightness with which Buñuel was able to insert the little jokes and knife stabs of surrealism he loved so much is, in fact, divine. Full Review
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84
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Based on 5 critic reviews
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