If you loved The Phantom of Liberty, try That Obscure Object of Desire

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Luis Buñuel, and they both carry the foreign gem mood tag, and they sit in Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Phantom of Liberty, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What That Obscure Object of Desire is

Luis Buñuel being Luis Buñuel, this takes on romantic obsession. Mathieu recounts his relationship with the elusive Conchita to baffled train passengers. It all amounts to a case study in how desire can curdle into a uniquely annoying form of cruelty.

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