Fernando Rey,
Carole Bouquet,
Ángela Molina,
Julien Bertheau,
André Weber
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Adapted from Pierre Louys' 1898 novel La Femme et le Pantin, That Obscure Object of Desire is the 30th and final film from the great Luis Buñuel. Recounted in flashback to a group of railway traveller... read more
DVD Release Date: November 20, 2001
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March 30, 2011Now this is a lot of fun. Luis Bunuel's final film, "That Obscure Object of Desire" charts the relevant yet rocky terrain of passion vs. obsession and love vs. absurdity. Bunuel does some really intriguing things with casting, cross cutting stories and the actors have fun with th... read more
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March 25, 2008Luis Buñuel's swan song is as delightful, vigorous, loudly cynic, rich and subversive as his other grand works. Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet and Angela Molina are simply wonderful. masterpiece of imagery and eroticism.
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January 26, 2010January 2010 - This is an amazing movie where Bunuel's usual tricks with the audience work very well. The surrealist view is mixed with a comic and satirical narration of the story.
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October 27, 2008Luis Bunuel is such a legend. It takes courage to have 2 actresses playing the same role, but the purpose is to show the true nature, to reveal the 2 sides of Conchita with extreme different qualities, it's for the sake of the film. Great performances and great writing. The diffe... read more
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July 14, 2008I ruined this for a few friends by telling them the twist. I really thought they would enjoy it anyway. Bunuel's final film -- a canvass of sexual expressionism and obsession.
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April 18, 2008I loved this film and the interesting use of two actresses playing the same charaater is intriguing. I would love to see this film again.
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April 11, 2008I didn't like the lead female snobbish ways in this movie and what happened to her in the end was well deserved.
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March 2, 2008I'll be the first to admit that I didn't get this film, but even in it's "obscurity" I remained invested waiting for clarification.
Critic Reviews
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times
January 24, 2002
Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News
One of the director's later works, That Obscure Object of Desire, examines the puzzle of sexual politics. Full Review
August 16, 2001
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
A mature commentary on the invisible line between passion and absurdity -- erotic, political, and religious. Full Review
March 24, 2010
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
Buñuel finenesses the unrequited love between his characters with such a command of cinematic spontaneity and humanity that you could watch it a hundred times. Genius. Full Review
October 10, 2009
Gabe Leibowitz, Film and Felt
Only Buñuel can make coldness burn with intoxicating sensuality. Full Review
July 24, 2009
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The swan song film for the legendary Spanish filmmaker. Full Review
May 6, 2007
Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star
Buñuel made often perverse, always subversive films that drew protests, bans and undying appreciation from colleagues. Full Review
July 12, 2005
Mark Pfeiffer, Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema
That Obscure Object of Desire is an intoxicating descent into one man's experience of the emotional terrorism intended to shake him from his ways. Full Review
March 8, 2004
Jake Euker, F5 (Wichita, KS)
In the second rank of Bunuelian delights.
September 17, 2003
Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
From Un Chien Andalou to That Obscure Object of Desire, Luis Buñuel spent almost 50 years cataloging the frustrated romantic desires of his characters. Full Review
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