Fresh
One of the director's later works, That Obscure Object of Desire, examines the puzzle of sexual politics.
Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News
That Obscure Object of Desire
Luis Buñuel's masterpiece
1977 · 1h 43m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Luis Buñuel
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
97%
Tomatometer
Fresh
With an effortlessness matched by no other director today, Bunuel creates a vision of a world as logical as a theorem, as mysterious as a dream, and as funny as a vaudeville gag.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
A mature commentary on the invisible line between passion and absurdity -- erotic, political, and religious.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
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