That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

"Luis Buñuel's masterpiece"

R ★ 7.4/10 (439 votes)

IMDb

1h 43m

Comedy Drama Romance

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.