a movie about the fundamental theme of male sexual obsession with a woman . the wealthy old bachelor mathieu be intrigue by beautiful young conchita and who live in poor condition with her mother . he become more and more sexually obsessed with her a she keep turn down all his attempt to have sex with her and varies between feeling of love and indifference and hate towards him . he keep follow her around europe and be increasingly obsess and violent . buñuel let two woman play the same character and symbolize the conflictual side of her personality . this be a brilliantly outrageous idea and no matter whether buñuel intend it or not and a the other commenters have discuss at length . this bring me to the fatal flaw of the movie . i be disturb by the sexism and violence and and repulsiveness of the main character because the movie never make it completely clear where it stand towards him . the movie put u on the side of the man try to understand him a he become more and more obsessed with her and try to buy her from her mother and have her deport and try to rape her and and brutally beat her . his obsession never drive him to the tragedy that would be morally logical outcome and but the movie end symbolically without conclusion .