That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) Blu-Ray UK - Director: Luis Buñuel

Studiocanal have announced a trio of films to be released on Blu-ray as part of their Studiocanal Collection. Available from 3 September 2012 are The Trial, That Obscure Object of Desire and Le Quai Des Brumes. The first two will also be released on DVD the same day, with the third title already available on DVD.

That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

Adapted from Pierre Louÿs’ 1898 novel ‘La Femme et le Pantin’, That Obscure Object of Desire marked Buñuel’s final film. Recounted in flashback to a group of railway travellers, the story wryly details the romantic perils of Mathieu (Buñuel favourite Fernando Rey), a wealthy middle-aged French sophisticate who falls desperately in love with his 19-year-old former chambermaid Conchita (Carole Bouquet).

Thus begins a surreal game of sexual cat-and-mouse, with Mathieu obsessively attempting to win the girl’s affections as she manipulates his carnal desires, each vying to gain absolute control of the other.

Extras:

• Arbitrary Desire (Interview with Jean-Claude Carrière)
• Interview with Carlos Saura
• Double Dames (Interview with Carole Bouquet and Angela Molina)
• A portrait of Luis Buñuel (Interview with Pierre Lary and Edmond Richard)
• Booklet on the movie written by Peter William Evans, Author of The Film of Luis Buñuel: Subjectivity and Desire.

Blu-ray Tech Specs:

• Region B
• 1.66:1 Widescreen
• 2.0 Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
• French Language with English Subtitles

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