Other Titles • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) • Cet obscur objet du désir • Ese oscuro objeto de deseo
Trivia from That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
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Theatrical Release: October 8, 1977.
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"That Obscure Object of Desire" was Luis Buñuel's last film, he died in 1980.
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Maria Schneider was originally cast as "Conchita," but was replaced after a month. "Conchita" was ultimately played at different points in the film by two different actresses, Carole Bouquet and Angela Molina.
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Pierre Louys' source novel was first made into a silent film in 1929 by French director Jacques De Baroncelli, featuring Conchita Montenegro; but it is better known as the basis for Josef von Sternberg's 1935 classic, "The Devil is a Woman," which starred Marlene Dietrich. Other films made from Louys' book include "La Femme et la Pantin" (directed by Julien Duvivier, starring Brigitte Bardot), and "The Female."
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Shown at the 1977 New York Film Festival.
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Voted One of the Year's Ten Best Films by Vincent Canby, Charles Champlin, Andrew Sarris, and Judith Crist.
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Named Best Foreign Film of 1977 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Named one of the Best 5 Foreign Films of 1977 by the National Board of Review.
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Buñuel was named Best Director of 1977 by the National Board of Review and the National Society of Film Critics.
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Co-produced by Les Films Galaxie (France) and In Cine (Spain).
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Distributed by GEF-CCFC.
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Color by Eastmancolor.DVD Features:
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Region 1
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Keep Case
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Two-Disc Set
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Single Side - Dual Layer
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Disc One:
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Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.66
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Additional Release Material:
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Bonus Features - 1. THE SHIPWRECK ON THE STREET OF PROVIDENCE
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Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
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Text/Galleries:
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Martini Recipe
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Bonus Feature - 1. A PROPOSITO DE BUNUEL
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Filmography - 1. Luis Bunuel-Director
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