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title: 'That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luis Buñuel'
released: '1977-08-17'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/that-obscure-object-of-desire-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075824/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

1977 · 101 min · Drama, Comedy · France, Spain

Original title: Cet obscur objet du désir

## Synopsis

That Obscure Object of Desire is a 1977 absurdist satirical comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, based on the 1898 novel The Woman and the Puppet by Pierre Louÿs. It was Buñuel's final directorial effort before his death in July 1983. Set in Spain and France against the backdrop of a terrorist insurgency, the film conveys the story told through a series of flashbacks by an aging Frenchman, Mathieu, who recounts falling in love with a beautiful young Spanish woman, Conchita, who repeatedly frustrates his romantic and sexual desires. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards representing for Spain.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luis Buñuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-bunuel)
- **Screenplay:** [Luis Buñuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-bunuel), [Pierre Louÿs](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-louys), [Jean-Claude Carrière](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-carriere)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-wagner)
- **Producer:** [Serge Silberman](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-silberman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edmond Richard](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-richard)
- **Editor:** [Hélène Plemiannikov](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-plemiannikov)

## Cast

- [Marguerite Muni](https://cinepixo.com/people/marguerite-muni)
- [Fernando Rey](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-rey)
- [Michel Piccoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-piccoli)
- [Piéral](https://cinepixo.com/people/pieral)
- [Ángela Molina](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-molina)
- [Roger Ibáñez](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-ibanez)
- [Richard Leduc](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-leduc)
- [Mario David](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-david)
- [Jean-Claude Montalban](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-montalban)
- [Julien Bertheau](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-bertheau)
- [Bernard Musson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-musson)
- [Carole Bouquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/carole-bouquet)
- [María Asquerino](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-asquerino)
- [Jacques Debary](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-debary)
- [Ellen Bahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-bahl)

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