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A gem-like, almost hypnotic, tale of an older man's obsession with a young woman.
That Obscure Object of Desire(Cet obscur objet du désir)
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France, Spain · 1977
Rated R · 1h 43m
Director Luis Buñuel
Starring Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina, Fernando Rey, Milena Vukotić
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
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After boarding a train, an aging man inexplicably pours a bucket of water onto a young woman. Piquing the curiosity of his fellow passengers, the man then tells the story of his obsessive relationship with his 19 year-old former chambermaid Conchita.
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Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Cinema's greatest surrealist is at the peak of his powers in the last movie of his unparalleled career.
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Elaborate exercise in frustration.
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Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
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.
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