That Obscure Object Of Desire [TRUSTED]

The film’s most jarring and famous creative choice is the casting of the female lead. The character of Conchita is played by two different actresses: Carole Bouquet and Angela Molina.

The narrative follows Mathieu (Fernando Rey), an aging, wealthy Frenchman who becomes hopelessly infatuated with his former chambermaid, Conchita. Mathieu pursues her across France and Spain. That Obscure Object of Desire

That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) stands as the final, surrealist exclamation point in the career of Luis Buñuel. A master of cinematic subversion, Buñuel used this film to dismantle the human ego, the nature of obsession, and the structural stability of the bourgeoisie. The Double Vision of Conchita The film’s most jarring and famous creative choice

Buñuel weaves his trademark surrealism throughout the film to comment on the absurdity of the upper class and the chaos of the late 1970s. Mathieu pursues her across France and Spain

The Buñuel used (like the fly in the drink).