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That Obscure Object of Desire

  • 1977
  • TMDB 7.4/10
  • 1h 43m

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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Overview

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.

Cast

  • Fernando ReyMathieu Faber
  • Carole BouquetConchita
  • Ángela MolinaConchita
  • Julien BertheauÉdouard
  • André WeberMartin
  • Milena VukotićMother on the Train
  • María AsquerinoEncarnación, Conchita's Mother
  • Ellen BahlManolita

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