| El Pez que Fuma | |
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| Directed by | Román Chalbaud |
| Written by | Román Chalbaud (play and screenplay) José Ignacio Cabrujas |
| Produced by | Gente de Cine C.A.[1] |
| Starring | Miguel Ángel Landa Orlando Urdaneta Hilda Vera Haydée Balza Claudio Brook |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Language | Spanish |
El Pez que Fuma (English: The Smoking Fish) is a 1977 Venezuelan film directed by Román Chalbaud. The film takes place in La Guaira, in the titular brothel. It is considered by many to represent a high point in Venezuelan cinema, and was made during the Golden Age of Venezuelan cinema.
The story reflects the social reality of Venezuela; it features the poverty and crime but does not make them the centre of the story. It also uses its score as symbolism, something considered novel. Chalbaud describes it as a very character-driven film,[2] and it is structured as a traditional melodrama.[3]
In 2016, the film was screened for its 40th anniversary at Cinemateca Nacional de Venezuela del Museo de Bellas Artes.[4]
- ^ "EL PEZ QUE FUMA Programa". Ibermedia. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
estimwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Galán, Diego (1983). "'El pez que fuma', en la semana de cine venezolano en la Filmoteca Nacional". El País. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Moncada, Diana. "Chalbaud: "El pez que fuma es la obra que más satisfacciones me ha dado"". Contrapunto (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2018.