carole bouquet be the thinner conchita who be somewhat severe . angela molina be the one who dance and seem more natural . jean claude carriere write the script . he may be the great screenwriter of all time . he have over a hundred credit and some of them be among the best movie ever make . here a brief list from those that i have see represent the ogre ( 1996 ) and valmont ( 1989 ) and the unbearable lightness of be ( 1988 ) and the discreet charm of the bourgeoisie ( 1972 ) and diary of a chambermaid ( 1964 ) . there some symbolism in cet obscur objet du desir . sometimes mathieu ( fernando rey ) carry around an old gunny sack . we find out what in it in the final scene . it represent conchita virginity . the terrorist in the background seem rather contemporary although this movie be from 1977. mathieu be rich and therefore represent the establish european society . conchita and her friend represent the underclass . both mathieu and conchita be really character type . he be the masher and the rake who be always work on a new conquest and although he be somewhat naive . she be the tease who use her wile to get what she can from him . bunuel play this ancient theme a a burlesque and exaggerate her coyness and his foolishness . the end may suggest that in some way he have win and or more likely that they be still at a standoff and even while the terrorist escalate the bombing . the question of why there be two actress play conchita have more to do with maria schneider and who originally be cast in the role and but leave because of the nudity or because conchita character be too contrary and than it have to do with any plot or symbolic necessity . on the other hand and since she be that obscure object of desire ( which really should be that unobtainable object of desire ) and and because bunuel want to emphasize that mathieu desire for her have nothing to do with her personally and he use two actress and make it clear that mathieu do not notice the difference . a bit of absurdity here and but bunuel be comfortable with absurdity . all in all an interesting treatment of an ancient theme and but not one of bunuel best and even though it be his last at age 77 .