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17/08/1977 Comedy, Drama, Romance 1h 43m
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Luis Buñuel's masterpiece

Overview

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.

  1. Luis Buñuel

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Fernando Rey

    Mathieu Faber

  2. Carole Bouquet

    Conchita

  3. Ángela Molina

    Conchita

  4. Julien Bertheau

    Édouard

  5. André Weber

    Martin

  6. Milena Vukotić

    Mother on the Train

  7. María Asquerino

    Encarnación, Conchita's Mother

  8. Ellen Bahl

    Manolita

  9. Valerie Blanco

    Isabelle

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-04
There is just a great dynamic here between the wealthy "Mathieu" (Fernando Rey) and his mischievous femme de chambre "Conchita" (Ángela Molina & Carole Bouquet). Why two actresses? Well that's because Luis Buñuel has decided to tell this entertaining story using a couple of timelines that show just how this rather stayed and sophisticated man fell under the spell of his servant and of how their relationship evolved (to put it loosely) over time. These actresses are not, however, different to illustrate the passing of time - more to demonstrate the different and frequently contrasting persona...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$2,864.00

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