That Obscure Object of Desire (Film), released 1977 — adapted from The Woman and the Puppet by Pierre Louÿs.
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.
Starring Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina, Julien Bertheau, André Weber.
Directed by Luis Buñuel.
