Bunuel_Luis_My_Last_Breath

old project, the adaptation-of Pierre Louys's h Femm et Le pantzn,which in 1977 became That Obscure Obja ofDesire, starring FernandoRey. I used two different actresses, Angela Molina and Carole Bouquet,for the same r o l device ~ many spectators never even noticed.The title was prompted by buys's beautihl phrase "a pale object ofdesire." Essentially faithful to the book, I nonetheless added certainelements that radically changed the tone, and although I can't explainwhy, I found the final scene very moving-the woman's hand czrefdlymending a tear in a bloody lace mantilla. All I can say is thatthe mystery remains intact right up until the final explosion. Inaddition to the theme of the impossibility of ever truly possessing awoman's My, the film insists upon maintaining that climate ofinsecurity and imminent disaster-n atmosphere we all recognize,because it is our own. Ironically, a bomb exploded on October 16,1977, in the Ridge Theatre in San Francisco, where the movie wasbeing shown; and during the confusion that followed, four reels werestolen and the walls covered with graffiti like "This time you've gonetoo far!" There was some evidence to suggest that the attack wasengineered by a group of homosexuals, and although those of thisPerSUaSi0n didn't much like the film, I've never been able to figureout why.