That Obscure Object of Desire

Synopsis

Special Features

• - New high-definition transfer, enhanced for 16x9 televisions
• - Video interview with screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière
• - Excerpts from Jacques de Baroncelli’s 1929 silent film, La Femme et le Pantin, an alternative film adaptation of the book on which Buñuel based his film
• - Reprinted interview with director Luis Buñuel
• - Theatrical trailer
• - Optional English-dubbed track
• - New and improved English subtitle translation
• - Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

Film Info

About the Transfer

Cast
Mathieu Faber	Fernando Rey*
Conchita Perez	Carole Bouquet
	Angela Molina
Edouard, Mathieu’s cousin	Julien Bertheau
Martin, the valet	André Weber
Incarnacion Perez, Conchita’s mother	Maria Asquerino
Manolita	Ellen Bahl
The police inspector	Bernard Musson
The concierge	Muni
El Morenito	David Rocha
The seamstress	August Carrière
Passengers on the train:
Woman	Milena Vukotic
Her daughter	Valérie Blanco
The psychology professor	Pierre Pieral
The magistrate	Jacques Debary
	*Fernando Rey’s voice was dubbed by Michel Piccoli.
Credits
Director	Luis Buñuel
Producer	Serge Silberman
Screenplay	Luis Buñuel
	Jean-Claude Carrière
Assistant directors	Pierre Lary
	Juan Luis Buñuel
Director of photography	Edmond Richard
Production designer	Pierre Guffroy
Costumes	Sylvie De Segonzac
Makeup	Odette Berroyer
Sound	Guy Villette
Editor	Hélène Plemiannikov
Production manager	Ully Pickard

Reviews

"Four stars!"

D. K. Holm, www.dvdjournal.com
full review "That Obscure Object of Desire is a terrific film; well-crafted, wonderfully acted and with insteresting characters and suprises along the way. Criterion's DVD offers marvelous video quality and fine audio quality, along with a very nice helping of supplements. Highly recommended."

Aaron Beierle, www.dvdtalk.com
full review "Personally, I’d love to see every last one of Luis Bunuel’s films released on DVD via the loving hands at Criterion.  That Obscure Object of Desire is a classic film that gets world class treatment, and joins the likes of Diary of a Chambermaid and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie as another terrific across-the-board Bunuel offering from Criterion."

Michael Jaconson, www.dvdmoviecentral.com
full review "Buñuel fans are rewarded once more with another superb presentation from Criterion. As the director's final masterpiece, That Obscure Object of Desire fulfills all expectations for a strange and provocative tale of obsession and its unpredictable results. A superb cast, excellent script and genius from the director make this brilliantly mindbending farce a joy to experience. Served up with a collection of useful supplements, this nicely compliments Criterion's other titles from the director."

Jeff Ulmer, www.digitallyobsessed.com
full review

Release Info

Catalog Number: OBS020
ISBN: 0-78002-461-3
UPC: 0-37429-1620-2-6

Related Topics

Luis Buñuel