| That Obscure Object of Desire | |
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 French theatrical release poster | |
| French | Cet obscur objet du désir |
| Directed by | Luis Buñuel |
| Screenplay by | Luis Buñuel Jean-Claude Carrière |
| Based on | The Woman and the Puppet by Pierre Louÿs |
| Produced by | Serge Silberman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Edmond Richard |
| Edited by | Hélène Plemiannikov |
Production companies | Greenwich Film Productions Les Films Galaxie InCine |
| Distributed by | GEF-CCFC (France) InCine (Spain) |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Countries | France Spain |
| Languages | French Spanish |
That Obscure Object of Desire (French: Cet obscur objet du désir; Spanish: Ese oscuro objeto del deseo) is a 1977 comedy drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, based on the 1898 novel The Woman and the Puppet by Pierre Louÿs. It was Buñuel's final directorial effort before his death in July 1983.[1] Set in Spain and France against the backdrop of a terrorist insurgency, the film conveys the story told through a series of flashbacks by an aging Frenchman, Mathieu (played by Fernando Rey), who recounts falling in love with a beautiful young Spanish woman, Conchita (played interchangeably by two actresses, Carole Bouquet and Ángela Molina), who repeatedly frustrates his romantic and sexual desires. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards.
In recent years, the film has been highly acclaimed by critics.
- ^ "That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 April 2018.