That Obscure Object of Desire (2010) France
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Director:Bunuel, Luis
Studio:Greenwich Film Productions
Producer:Serge Silberman
Writer:Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière
Rating:7.9 (8,222 votes)
Rated:R
Date Added:2012-06-05
UPC:9780780024618
Price:$29.95
Awards:Nominated for 2 Oscars, Another 9 wins & 3 nominations
Genre:French films
Release:2001-11-20
IMDb:0075824
Duration:1:44:00
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.66 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:French
Subtitles:English
Features:Body of work to mend - doc, trailer
LAC code:300007836
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:DVD copy
Bunuel, Luis  ...  (Director)
Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière  ...  (Writer)
 
Fernando Rey  ...  Mathieu
Carole Bouquet  ...  Conchita
Ángela Molina  ...  Conchita
Julien Bertheau  ...  Edouard
André Weber  ...  Martin
Milena Vukotic  ...  Femme dans le train
María Asquerino  ...  Encarnación - madre de Conchita
Ellen Bahl  ...  Manolita
Valerie Blanco  ...  Isabelle
Auguste Carrière  ...  La femme qui reprise dans la vitrine
Jacques Debary  ...  Un voyageur
Antonio Duque  ...  Conducteur
André Lacombe  ...  Portier
Lita Lluch-Peiro  ...  Ballerine
Annie Monange  ...  
Jean-Claude Montalban  ...  
Muni  ...  Concierge
Bernard Musson  ...  Deporting Policeman
Piéral  ...  Psychologist (as Pieral)
Isabelle Rattier  ...  
David Rocha  ...  El Morenito
Isabelle Sadoyan  ...  Jadiner
Juan Santamaría  ...  
Michel Piccoli  ...  Mathieu
Edmond Richard  ...  Cinematographer
Hélène Plemiannikov  ...  Editor
Summary: Just after boarding a train, much to the surprise of his fellow passengers, a man pours a bucket of water over a young girl on the platform. Over the next few hours he explains (and we see in flashback) how he became obsessed by her (so much so that he failed to notice that she was played by two different actresses, representing different sides of her personality), and how she tantalised him, but would never allow him to satisfy his desire for her...