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.
Elaborate exercise in frustration.
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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