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dbufkin
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Cet obscur objet du désir (1977)
Pests and rodents -- even more obscure symbols?
5 October 2009 - 15 out of 23 users found this review helpful.
Yes, the back drop of terrorism. Yes, the ubiquitous sack. But how about the mouse caught in a trap inexplicably in the middle of a scene? Or the fat disgusting fly in Fernando Rey's drink in another scene? What was it doing there? (Yes I know, the backstroke!) But seriously, these bizarre additions are intrusive but do not actually disrupt the narrative (as heavy symbolism does in so many art house films.) They are intriguing. To me it is meant to offer the audience a clue that Mathieu's love for Conchita is not pure. It is contaminated by lust and the shallow insincerity of both of them.
I'm open to better suggestions.
I have to say I loved this film.
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