That Obscure Object of Desire

That Obscure Object of Desire
French theatrical release poster
French	Cet obscur objet du désir
Directed by	Luis Buñuel
Screenplay by	Luis Buñuel Jean-Claude Carrière
Based on	The Woman and the Puppet by Pierre Louÿs
Produced by	Serge Silberman
Starring	Fernando Rey Carole Bouquet Ángela Molina Julien Bertheau André Weber Milena Vukotic
Cinematography	Edmond Richard
Edited by	Hélène Plemiannikov [de; fr]
Production companies	Greenwich Film Productions Les Films Galaxie InCine
Distributed by	GEF-CCFC (France) InCine (Spain)
Release dates	17 August 1977 (1977-08-17) (France) 1 March 1978 (1978-03-01) (Spain)
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	France Spain
Languages	French Spanish

That Obscure Object of Desire (French: Cet obscur objet du désir; Spanish: Ese oscuro objeto del deseo) is a 1977 comedy drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, based on the 1898 novel The Woman and the Puppet by Pierre Louÿs. It was Buñuel's final directorial effort before his death in July 1983.^[1] Set in Spain and France against the backdrop of a terrorist insurgency, the film conveys the story told through a series of flashbacks by an aging Frenchman, Mathieu (played by Fernando Rey), who recounts falling in love with a beautiful young Spanish woman, Conchita (played interchangeably by two actresses, Carole Bouquet and Ángela Molina), who repeatedly frustrates his romantic and sexual desires. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards.

In recent years, the film has been highly acclaimed by critics.