Slideshow
PREVIOUSLY PLAYED
THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE
7:50*
Tuesday, March 12
*Introduced by David Thomson
(1977, Luis Buñuel) Ever-suave Fernando Rey’s maid – played without comment and interchangeably by cool French Carole Bouquet and sultry Spaniard Ángela Molina – continually frustrates him by resisting consummation while declaring her love. Final film by the 77-year-old director. 35mm. Approx. 103 min.
Reviews
“Buñuel creates a vision of a world as logical as a theorem, as mysterious as a dream, and as funny as a vaudeville gag.”
– Vincent Canby, The New York Times
“A delight in the watching... a tantalizing tease!”
– Judith Christ, New York Post
“Swift, clear, graceful, but eerie, like a tarantula dancing the minuet.”
– Jack Kroll, Newsweek