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Luis Buñuel’s final film feels pleasantly familiar, concerning itself with many of his core themes including the horny rich old man chasing after his young muse - in this case a flamenco dancer named Conchita - in a genious move played by two different actresses, sometimes “changing faces” even in the middle of a scene. Their relationship is portrayed as an endless cycle alternating between mutual affectian and rejection, once again underscoring Buñuel’s understanding of life and all of human desire as a cosmic joke poking fun at people endlessly chasing seemingly elusive goals that - if they are, against all odds, achieved - turn out to lead into just another nightmare of unfulfilled desires.