That Obscure Object of Desire (Cine Fan)
Genre
SPECIAL PROGRAMME
Release Date
12 Feb 2023 (Sun)
Category
IIB (HK), ---(Macau)
Running Time
103 Minutes
Language
French, Spanish / English Subtitle
Director
Luis Buñuel
Cast
Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Angela Molina
Synopsis
An ultimate representation of all great Buñuel characters (and maybe the director himself ), the respectable Mathieu is trapped in the perversity of his erotic desire, oblivious to the terrorist outrages. Likewise, Conchita, his ‘object of desire,’ is ambiguous as ever – a tantalising elusiveness dramatised by having her played by two strikingly different actresses. Enshrining an authentic and surprising beauty, Buñuel’s swan song is cynical about human nature, embracing his flames of imagination and his vision of a world, as surreal as dreams, and as outrageous as desires.
National Board of Review: Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film and Best Adapted Screenplay nominations
National Board of Review: Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film and Best Adapted Screenplay nominations
An ultimate representation of all great Buñuel characters (and maybe the director himself ), the respectable Mathieu is trapped in the perversity of his erotic desire, oblivious to the terrorist outrages. Likewise, Conchita, his ‘object of desire,’ is ambiguous as ever – a tantalising elusiveness dramatised by having her played by two strikingly different actresses. Enshrining an authentic and surprising beauty, Buñuel’s swan song is cynical about human nature, embracing his flames of imagination and his vision of a world, as surreal as dreams, and as outrageous as desires.
National Board of Review: Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film and Best Adapted Screenplay nominations
National Board of Review: Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film and Best Adapted Screenplay nominations
