Movie · 1977
That Obscure Object of Desire
“Luis Buñuel's masterpiece”
Released 17 August 1977 103 min Comedy / Drama / Romance More from 1977 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Julien Bertheau
as Édouard
Jacques Debary
as Judge on the Train
Fernando Rey
as Mathieu Faber
André Lacombe
as Doorman
Piéral
as Psychology Teacher
Bernard Musson
as Deporting Policeman
María Asquerino
as Encarnación, Conchita's Mother
André Weber
as Martin
Isabelle Sadoyan
as Jadiner
Muni
as Concierge
Roger Ibáñez
as (uncredited)
Milena Vukotić
as Mother on the Train
Richard Leduc
as (uncredited)
Ángela Molina
as Conchita
Carole Bouquet
as Conchita
Ellen Bahl
as Manolita
Valerie Blanco
as Isabelle
Auguste Carrière
as Woman who Mending at the Window
Antonio Duque
as Driver
Lita Lluch-Peiro
as Dancer
Annie Monange
as Cabaret Employee
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The numbers
48years between the oldest and youngest billed
67Julien Bertheau — oldest on the call sheet
19Carole Bouquet — youngest billed
47average age of the credited cast