欲望のあいまいな対象
あらすじ
初老の紳士マチューは、小間使いとしてやって来た若く美しいコンチータにすっかり魅了されるが、コンチータはマチューの元から逃げ去ってしまう。その後もコンチータは何度もマチューの前に現れるが、その度に異なる表情を見せて彼を翻弄する。
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初老の紳士マチューは、小間使いとしてやって来た若く美しいコンチータにすっかり魅了されるが、コンチータはマチューの元から逃げ去ってしまう。その後もコンチータは何度もマチューの前に現れるが、その度に異なる表情を見せて彼を翻弄する。
興行収入: $2,864 (0億円)
※製作費・興行収入はTMDBのデータを参照しています。収支は(興行収入 - 製作費)で算出したFindKey独自の推定値であり、広告宣伝費や諸経費は含まれません (1ドル=150円換算)。
監督: ルイス・ブニュエル
脚本: ルイス・ブニュエル / Pierre Louÿs / Jean-Claude Carrière
制作: Serge Silberman
撮影監督: Edmond Richard
制作会社: Incine / Greenwich Film Production / Les Films Galaxie
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 personalities presented by "Conchita". We, like the passengers on the train to whom the story is being regaled, vacillate between laughter and despair as this curious character study unfolds/unravels before us in a quickly paced hundred minutes of lively cinema. The dialogue is pithy and potent - it also leaves us to make our own judgements on the characters and upon their flaws and foibles. Perhaps she is a tease? Perhaps he is a gullible old fool? Perhaps she is unhappy at being the object of an unsought affection? Perhaps he is more predatory than he might outwardly seem? Perhaps none of the aforementioned apply? Well we must judge for ourselves. It does require a bit of concentration, this film - and that's no bad thing because there is lots going on for us to enjoy with some fine and intimate photography from Edmond Richard to keep it personal and interesting too. This is well worth a big screen viewing if you can - somehow that is just more fitting for this classy and stylish - even slightly surreal - film.
