That Obscure Object of Desire

Name: That Obscure Object of Desire
Director: Luis Buñuel
Released: 1977
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina, Julien Bertheau, André Weber

1977 · 103 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 25,800 VOTES · DIR. 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.

Dialogue Timeline — 990 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:58 THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE

00:07:48 - You don't mind? - Not at all.

00:12:33 Your cousin Edouard is a friend.

00:15:48 Some may be politically motivated

00:19:01 You're a dancer?

00:25:41 Do two Spanish women live here?

00:28:24 I have to go out.

00:32:57 It means...

00:35:37 and the deviI under their skirts.

00:39:18 Whose is that?

00:43:25 she could have taken me for much more and she knew it.

00:46:33 You think I couldn't make out?

00:50:35 My mother?

00:55:05 I've been more patient than a man could be.

00:58:36 How are things with the mother?

01:02:50 Unlike you, money means nothing to me. I know where to find it.

01:07:09 Deep down, you're cold and heartless. If he goes, I go.

01:11:10 Fine, we're going to Singapore. Start packing.

01:15:46 - Expelled? - By the police. Just like that!

01:20:33 And maybe a little naive.

01:24:07 If you stay one more day in this place

01:28:09 You're laughing?

01:34:54 You think that by giving me a house, you own me.

01:41:10 And now, for a change of mood, let's listen to some music...

Cast & Characters

Fernando Rey Mathieu Faber Carole Bouquet Conchita Pérez (brunette) Ángela Molina Conchita Julien Bertheau Edouard André Weber Martin Milena Vukotic Femme dans le train María Asquerino Encarnación Pérez - madre de Conchita Ellen Bahl Manolita Valerie Blanco Isabelle Auguste Carrière La femme qui reprise dans la vitrine

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed990

Dialogue density9.6 lines / min

First line00:00:58

Final line01:41:10

Production Record

DirectorLuis Buñuel

LanguageFrench

Revenue$2,864

IMDb votes25,800