That Obscure Object of Desire - Criterion Collection

That Obscure Object of Desire - Criterion Collection
by Luis Bu?uel

That Obscure Object of Desire - Criterion Collection
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Actor: ?ngela Molina, Andr? Weber, Carole Bouquet, Fernando Rey, Julien Bertheau
Director: Luis Bu?uel
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-11-20
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Criterion

Movie Reviews of That Obscure Object of Desire - Criterion Collection

Movie Review: The Devil Is a Woman
Summary: 5 Stars

The last film of a great master, his "swan song" was based on the novel "La femme et le pantin" written by Pierre Lou?s. The novel has been adapted to the screen eight times, and among the films are Josef Von Sternberg's "The Devil Is a Woman" with Marlene Dietrich, Julien Duvivier's "La Femme et le Pantin" with Brigitte Bardot, and The Woman and the Puppet (1920) directed by Reginald Barker with Geraldine Farrar, American opera star from the Metropolitan Opera (1906-1922), one of the great beauties of her day, as well as one of the great voices of all time. It is not surprising that Luis Bunuel chose for his film the story of obsession, desire and all kinds of obstacles, including social, religious, and sexual that make it impossible to fulfill. All his films are explorations of the same theme, starting with the early "L'?ge d'or". "That obscure object of desire" is a story of Mathieu, a middle age businessman (Fernando Rey who had given great performances in four Bunuel's films), and a young woman named Conchita -- played by two different actresses (French serene beauty Carole Bouquet and Spanish sensual ?ngela Molina) -- who alternately captivates and torments him. The director described his film as a "story of impossibility to own a woman's body". Luis Bu?uel claims that there were neither a reason nor an explanation for using two actresses for the same role, he just felt that it would be right: "I don't know why it should be two. It was automatic" (from the DVD interview). When asked, what the obscure object of desire is, Buunuel answered: "I don't know." I think it is the best answer. How could the obscure object of desire be described or defined? Bunuel was able to recreate in the movie the atmosphere of danger, uncertainly and insecurity. Wherever the main character goes in search of his object of desire, there are always bombings, shootings, and theft.

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