Talk:That Obscure Object of Desire

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Did you know... that in the 1977 film That Obscure Object of Desire directed by Luis Buñuel, the leading role of Conchita is played by two actresses and voiced by a third?

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I don't recall a third actress doing voiceover.

I'll look this up and add a citation if I can find one.

Disputed info.

may to december

Is a 'May to December courtship' a real expression? I've never heard that before, and I'm usually good with that sort of thing. +Justin (Jldb) 07:02, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd remove it. I think it's just a misplaced plug to the sitcom. --Jahsonic 10:29, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's a fairly common expression (and the sitcom is named after the expression...). But if it's likely to confuse it's simpler to remove it. Cop 663 12:55, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 08:11, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 13:40, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Casting vs. Responses

"The switching of actresses often goes unnoticed by many of those watching, is an example of the psychological phenomenon of Change blindness."

Compare the above quote from this sophomoric Casting section to the attentiveness of the Responses section, which rightly notes that this film became a critical favorite.

While it is not impossible that "the switching of actresses... goes unnoticed by" some, the switching is ostensibly not meant to go unnoticed. The reference to "change blindness" is clever. But it is also irrelevant.

"Casting" needs to be redone! (for this and many other reasons. citations needed indeed.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Christopher Lee Adams (talk • contribs) 18:29, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Heading should mention that it was Bunuel's last film

The heading should say that That Obscure Object of Desire was Bunuel's last film. That is a glaring omission and is absolutely necessary to point out at the beginning. Garagepunk66 (talk) 10:41, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have made the necessary change. The heading now mentions that it was his final film. Garagepunk66 (talk) 10:48, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Casting

I don't dispute that it's great writing, that surely has a home somewhere, but the lengthy first paragraph of the "Casting" section seems inappropriate to a Wiki article on a particular film:

"From Rolf Leslie playing twenty-seven characters in the life story of Queen Victoria in the silent feature Sixty Years a Queen in 1913 to Eddie Murphy playing eight characters in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps in 2000, the casting of a performer to play two or more characters in a film is, and always has been, common...." etc.

This is fun and illuminating but it seems clearly outside the scope of this particular article -- more fitting to an article on a broader subject or writing in another forum. The following paragraph that notes that casting multiple actors to play a single character is rare seems sufficient for these purposes.

Don't want to step on any toes and delete something willy-nilly but opening it for consideration.

Abusepotential (talk) 23:51, 31 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]