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That Obscure Object Of Desire (1977)

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Director: Luis Bunuel
Starring: Fernando Rey, Julien Bertheau, Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina, Milena Vukotic

Plot: Luis Buñuel's last film is a celebration of the vigor of sexual obsession and the sovereignty of the subconscious. From the instant Mathieu (Fernando Rey) lays eyes on Conchita (played by both Carole Bouquet and Angela Molina), he cannot help but pursue this beautiful and unknowable young woman. She remains just outside his grasp, teasing him with the promise of fulfilled desire while always, finally, denying him the pleasure he wants. As Mathieu becomes more distraught, he resorts to extreme emotional blackmail by threatening to have her deported from France. Meanwhile, the Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus, an anarchic guerrilla group, is blowing up everything in sight. Nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Foreign Language Film, THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE is darkly humorous. Themes of sexual obsession and failed machismo in an atmosphere of civil upheaval recall Buñuel's earlier films like THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ and THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE. Employing his characteristic surrealistic tricks, Buñuel taunts the audience by using two actresses who look alike to play the female lead. The result is a tongue-in-cheek comedy of manners that embodies the familiar themes and extreme characters that Buñuel obsessively portrayed in films throughout his career.
Theatrical Release: October 8, 1977. "That Obscure Object of Desire" was Luis Buñuel's last film, he died in 1980. Maria Schneider was originally cast as "Conchita," but was replaced after a month. "Conchita" was ultimately played at different points in the film by two different actresses, Carole Bouquet and Angela Molina. Pierre Louys' source novel was first made into a silent film in 1929 by French director Jacques De Baroncelli, featuring Conchita Montenegro; but it is better known as the basis for Josef von Sternberg's 1935 classic, "The Devil is a Woman," which starred Marlene Dietrich. Other films made from Louys' book include "La Femme et la Pantin" (directed by Julien Duvivier, starring Brigitte Bardot), and "The Female." Shown at the 1977 New York Film Festival. Voted One of the Year's Ten Best Films by Vincent Canby, Charles Champlin, Andrew Sarris, and Judith Crist. Named Best Foreign Film of 1977 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Named one of the Best 5 Foreign Films of 1977 by the National Board of Review. Buñuel was named Best Director of 1977 by the National Board of Review and the National Society of Film Critics. Co-produced by Les Films Galaxie (France) and In Cine (Spain). Distributed by GEF-CCFC. Color by Eastmancolor.

Selected Filmography from IMDB:

Fautes d'orthographe, Les (2004) .... Geneviève Massu
Feux rouges (2004) .... Hélène
... aka Red Lights (2004) (International: English title) (USA: literal English title)
Bienvenue chez les Rozes (2003) .... Béatrice Roze
... aka Welcome to the Roses (2003) (International: English title)
Ruy Blas (2002) (TV) .... La reine
Blanche (2002) .... Anne d'Autriche
Embrassez qui vous voudrez (2002) .... Lulu
... aka Baciate chi vi pare (2002) (Italy)
... aka Summer Things (2003) (UK)
Wasabi (2001) .... Sofia
... aka Petite moutarde qui monte au nez, La (2001) (France: subtitle)
... aka Wasabi - The Japanese Dip That Kicks Like a Mule (2001) (France)
Madame de... (2001) (TV) .... Madame de...
... aka Gioielli di Madame de, I (2003) (TV) (Italy)
Bérénice (2000) (TV) .... Bérénice
Pique-nique de Lulu Kreutz, Le (2000) .... Anna Ghirardi
... aka Lulu Kreutz's Picnic (2000) (International: English title)

Un pont entre deux rives (1999) .... Mina
... aka Bridge Between Two Shores, A (1999) (Australia: cable TV title)
... aka Bridge, The (1999) (International: English title)
En plein coeur (1998) .... Viviane Farnese
... aka In All Innocence (1998) (USA)
Rouge et le noir, Le (1998) (TV) .... Louise de Rénal
... aka Red and the Black, The (1998) (TV) (USA)
... aka Rosso e il nero, Il (1998) (TV) (Italy)
Lucie Aubrac (1997) .... Lucie
Poussières d'amour - Abfallprodukte der Liebe (1996) .... Interviewer
... aka Love's Debris (1996)
Grosse fatigue (1994) .... Carole Bouquet
... aka Dead Tired (1994)
Business Affair, A (1994) .... Kate Swallow
... aka Astucias de mujer (1994) (Spain)
... aka D'une femme à l'autre (1994) (France)
... aka Liebe und andere Geschäfte (1994) (Germany)
Tango (1993) .... Female Guest
Donne con le gonne (1991) .... Margherita
... aka Women in Skirts (1991)

Bunker Palace Hôtel (1989) .... Clara
Trop belle pour toi (1989) .... Florence Barthélémy/La voisine de Colette
... aka Too Beautiful for You (1990) (USA)
New York Stories (1989) .... Princess Soroya
Jenatsch (1987) .... Lucrezia von Planta
Coda del diavolo, La (1986) .... Eleonore
... aka Mal d'aimer, Le (1986) (France)
... aka Malady of Love, The (1986)
Double messieurs (1986) .... Hélène
... aka Double Gentlemen (1986) (International: English title)
Spécial police (1985) .... Isabelle Rodin
Nemo (1984) .... Rals-Akrai
... aka Dream One (1984)
Rive droite, rive gauche (1984) .... Babée Senanques
... aka Right Bank, Left Bank (1984)
Bon roi Dagobert, Le (1984) .... Héméré
... aka Dagobert (1984) (Italy)
... aka Good King Dagobert (1984) (International: English title)
Mystère (1983) .... Mystère
... aka Dagger Eyes (1983)
... aka Murder Near Perfect (1983)
Bingo Bongo (1982) .... Laura
Tag der Idioten (1982) .... Carole
... aka Day of the Idiots (1982)
For Your Eyes Only (1981) .... Melina Havelock

Blank Generation (1979) .... Nada
Cappotto di Astrakan, Il (1979) .... Valentine
... aka Persian Lamb Coat, The (1979) (International: English title)
Buffet froid (1979) .... Le jeune femme/The young woman at the end
... aka Cold Cuts (1979)
Rebelles, Les (1977) (TV) .... Nilca
Cet obscur objet du désir (1977) .... Conchita
... aka Ese oscuro objeto del deseo (1977) (Spain)
... aka That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) (USA)
"Famille Cigale, La" (1977) (mini) TV Series .... Béatrice Damien-Lacour

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A Business Affair 1994

Dagobert 1984

Bingo Bongo 1982

Tag Der Idioten 1982

Il Cappotto di Astrakan 1979

That Obscure Object of Desire 1977

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