After dumping a bucket of water on a beautiful young woman from the window of a train car, wealthy Frenchman Mathieu, regales his fellow passengers with the story of the dysfunctional relationship between himself and the young woman in question, a fiery 19-year-old flamenco dancer named Conchita. What follows is a tale of cruelty, depravity and lies -- the very building blocks of love.
That Obscure Object of Desire has generally received very positive reviews.
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That Obscure Object of Desire was released in 1977 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 172 reviews, giving That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) an average rating of 82%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 86% and users giving an average score of 84%.
With a score of 82%, That Obscure Object of Desire is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1977, which stands at 58%.
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