That Obscure Object of Desire

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.
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Film Cast:

  • Mathieu Faber: Fernando Rey
  • Conchita: Carole Bouquet
  • Conchita: Ángela Molina
  • Édouard: Julien Bertheau
  • Martin: André Weber
  • Mother on the Train: Milena Vukotić
  • Encarnación, Conchita’s Mother: María Asquerino
  • Manolita: Ellen Bahl
  • Isabelle: Valerie Blanco
  • Woman who Mending at the Window: Auguste Carrière
  • Judge on the Train: Jacques Debary
  • Driver: Antonio Duque
  • Doorman: André Lacombe
  • Dancer: Lita Lluch-Peiro
  • …: Annie Monange
  • …: Jean-Claude Montalban
  • Concierge: Muni
  • Deporting Policeman: Bernard Musson
  • Psychology Teacher: Piéral
  • Secretary: Isabelle Rattier
  • El Morenito: David Rocha
  • Jadiner: Isabelle Sadoyan
  • …: Juan Santamaría
  • (uncredited): Mario David
  • (uncredited): Agnès Gattegno
  • (uncredited): Silke Humel
  • (uncredited): Roger Ibáñez
  • (uncredited): Richard Leduc
  • (uncredited): Guy Montagné

Film Crew:

  • Director: Luis Buñuel
  • Screenplay: Jean-Claude Carrière
  • Director of Photography: Edmond Richard
  • Production Design: Pierre Guffroy
  • Screenplay: Pierre Louÿs
  • Editorial Services: Jean Goudier
  • Sound Engineer: Guy Villette
  • Editor: Hélène Plemiannikov
  • Producer: Serge Silberman
  • Assistant Director: Juan Luis Buñuel
  • Assistant Director: Louis Becker
  • Production Manager: Ulrich Picard
  • Sound Editor: Gina Pignier
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Jacqueline Porel
  • Set Designer: Enrique Alarcón
  • Key Makeup Artist: Odette Berroyer
  • Costume Design: Sylvie de Segonzac
  • Assistant Director: Pierre Lary
  • Sound Mixer: Alex Pront
  • Production Design: Claude Moesching
  • Sound Engineer: Olivier Villette
  • Electrician: Casimiro Dengra
  • Hairstylist: Jean-Pierre Berroyer
  • Set Decoration: Pierre Lefait
  • Production Manager: Carlos Ramón
  • Script: Suzanne Durrenberger
  • Special Effects: François Suné
  • Still Photographer: Jean Distinghin
  • Assistant Costume Designer: Mimi Gayo
  • Electrician: Alain Tanguy

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