July 5, 2009
My first and favorite Bunuel, with Fernando Rey playing dangerously with fire of his own making.
Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina
As terrorists bomb Seville, worldly Fernando Rey boards the Paris train, promptly dumping a bucket of water on a young woman trying to board. As his fellow passengers look on aghast, Rey proceeds to e...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 20, 2001
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May 6, 2009"That Obscure Object of Desire" tells the tale of a middle-aged French businessman, Mathieu (Fernando Rey). His life seems to be in order until one day meets a beautiful young maid, Conchita (Carole Bouquet and Angela Molina). Bunuel cast two women to play the same role in order ...( read more)
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March 25, 2008Luis Buńuel's swan song is as delightful, vigorous, loudly cynic, rich and subversive as his other grand works. Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet and Angela Molina are simply wonderful. masterpiece of imagery and eroticism.
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September 9, 2006This is such a great film, it has so much depth. You'll end up loving and hating them both, perhaps they deserve each other? Wonderful ending, i'm glad someone's actually put that in a film. Fernando Rey serves Bunuel perfectly again
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October 4, 2009The last masterpiece by Luis Bunuel, which deals with the process of loss of human dignity, timeless passion and regret, and of course, desire. The direction is spectacular and the acting by Fernando Rey is absolutely gorgeous. The film is a must see and a wonderful work of art, ...( read more)
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October 1, 2009Hard to tell if I liked it or not. Ah, the roar of laughter in the movie theatre...
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November 26, 2008want to see this because it won best foreign film with the NBR, best foreign-language film with the LAFC, and was nominated for best foreign film at the golden globes and oscars
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November 22, 2008tek rolü iki oyuncunun oynamas? kafam? kar??t?rm??t? küçükken. akl?n?z ba??n?zdayken izleyin.
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October 27, 2008Luis Bunuel is such a legend. It takes courage to have 2 actresses playing the same role, but the purpose is to show the true nature, to reveal the 2 sides of Conchita with extreme different qualities, it's for the sake of the film. Great performances and great writing. The diffe...( read more)
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