That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
Kernel Score: 85% · 435 ratings
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1977-08-17
Runtime: 103 minutes
Overview
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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Cast
- Fernando Rey as Mathieu Faber
- Carole Bouquet as Conchita
- Ángela Molina as Conchita
- Julien Bertheau as Édouard
- André Weber as Martin
- Milena Vukotić as Mother on the Train
- María Asquerino as Encarnación, Conchita's Mother
- Ellen Bahl as Manolita
- Valerie Blanco as Isabelle
- Auguste Carrière as Woman who Mending at the Window