Country
Spain
Date
Sep 21, 1977
Note
San Sebastian Film Festival
Luis Buñuel's masterpiece
1h 43min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Trama
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ellen Bahl | Manolita |
| Valerie Blanco | Isabelle |
| Auguste Carrière | Woman who Mending at the Window |
| Jacques Debary | Judge on the Train |
| Antonio Duque | Driver |
| André Lacombe | Doorman |
| Lita Lluch-Peiro | Dancer |
| Annie Monange | Cabaret Employee |
| Jean-Claude Montalban | Waiter in the Bar |
| Muni | Concierge |
| Bernard Musson | Deporting Policeman |
| Piéral | Psychology Teacher |
| Isabelle Rattier | Secretary |
| David Rocha | El Morenito |
| Isabelle Sadoyan | Jadiner |
| Juan Santamaría | Travel Agency Employee |
| Mario David | (uncredited) |
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| Agnès Gattegno | (uncredited) |
| Silke Humel | (uncredited) |
| Roger Ibáñez | (uncredited) |
| Richard Leduc | (uncredited) |
| Guy Montagné | (uncredited) |
| Justo Ruiz | Sect's Member (uncredited) |
| Michel Piccoli | Mathieu Faber (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Cet obscur objet du désir |
| Lingua originale | Français (FR) |
| Lingue parlate | Español, Français |
| Paesi di produzione | France, Spain |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Incine, Greenwich Film Production, Les Films Galaxie |
| Data di uscita | 17 agosto 1977 |
| Producer | Serge Silberman, Alfredo Matas |
| Writer | Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière, Pierre Louÿs |
| Editors | Hélène Plemiannikov, Jean Goudier |
| Cinematography | Edmond Richard, Jean Distinghin |
| Asst. Directors | Juan Luis Buñuel, Pierre Lary, Louis Becker, Luis Buñuel, Suzanne Durrenberger |
| Lighting | Casimiro Dengra, Alain Tanguy |
| Camera Operators | Edmond Richard, Jean Distinghin |
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| Add. Photography | Edmond Richard, Jean Distinghin |
| Production Design | Pierre Guffroy, Claude Moesching, Pierre Lefait, Enrique Alarcón |
| Art Direction | Pierre Guffroy, Pierre Lefait, Enrique Alarcón, Claude Moesching |
| Set Decoration | Pierre Lefait, Pierre Guffroy, Enrique Alarcón, Claude Moesching |
| Special Effects | François Suné |
| Composer | Gina Pignier, Jacqueline Porel, Alex Pront, Guy Villette, Olivier Villette |
| Sound | Gina Pignier, Jacqueline Porel, Alex Pront, Guy Villette, Olivier Villette |
| Costume Design | Sylvie de Segonzac, Odette Berroyer, Pierre Berroyer, Mimi Gayo |
| Makeup | Odette Berroyer, Sylvie de Segonzac, Pierre Berroyer, Mimi Gayo |
| Hairstyling | Odette Berroyer, Sylvie de Segonzac, Pierre Berroyer, Mimi Gayo |
| Incasso | 2864 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
Finland
Date
Aug 17, 1977
Certification
K-16
Country
France
Date
Aug 17, 1977
Country
Sweden
Date
Aug 17, 1977
Certification
15
Country
United States
Date
Oct 08, 1977
Certification
R
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Country
Italy
Date
Nov 25, 1977
Certification
NR
Country
Spain
Date
Mar 01, 1978
Certification
18
Country
Germany
Date
Nov 16, 1978
Certification
16
Country
Japan
Date
Nov 03, 1984
Certification
R15+
Country
South Korea
Date
Mar 27, 1999
Certification
18
Physical media
Country
Denmark
Date
Aug 17, 1977
Certification
15
Country
Netherlands
Date
Sep 17, 2009
Certification
6
Note
DVD
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