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A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 84/100. Scores higher than 97% of the 620 1970s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic84/100
465 audience votes
Key crew
- Luis BuñuelScreenplay
- Pierre LouÿsScreenplay
- Jean-Claude CarrièreScreenplay
- Luis BuñuelDirector
Cast
- Fernando ReyMathieu Faber
- Carole BouquetConchita
- Ángela MolinaConchita
- Julien BertheauÉdouard
- André WeberMartin
- Milena VukotićMother on the Train
- María AsquerinoEncarnación, Conchita's Mother
- Ellen BahlManolita
- Valerie BlancoIsabelle
- Auguste CarrièreWoman who Mending at the Window
- Jacques DebaryJudge on the Train
- Antonio DuqueDriver
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Themes
paris, francebombparent child relationshipmistake in personbucketlausanne, switzerlandlovetrainmaidhumiliationseville, spain
The Best Movies of 1977
That Obscure Object of Desire is #5 of 60
