Review of That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) by Private U — 09 Sep 2008

Bunuel at his best! Gonna watch it again and again! I love this film so much!!!

This review of That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) was written by Private U on 09 Sep 2008.

That Obscure Object of Desire has generally received very positive reviews.

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