That Obscure Object of Desire

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.

• Luis BuñuelScreenplay
• Pierre LouÿsScreenplay
• Jean-Claude CarrièreScreenplay
• Luis BuñuelDirector

• 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