The Smoking Fish (1977)
2h
Running Time
January 2, 1977Release Date
The Smoking Fish (1977)
2h
Running Time
January 2, 1977Release Date
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Plot.
A handsome young man is released from jail and goes to "El Pez que Fuma", a bordello in the outskirts of Caracas. La Garza, its middle-aged owner, hires the young man as handy man, but soon he takes the place of the administrator, who is also La Garza's lover.
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Cast & Crew.
Hilda Vera
La Garza
Miguelangel Landa
Dimas
Orlando Urdaneta
Jairo
Haydée Balza
Selva María
Román Chalbaud
Director
José Ignacio Cabrujas
Writer
Mauricio Walerstein
Producer
César Bolívar
Cinematographer
Pilar Romero
La Cucuteña
Guillermo Carrera
Editor
Mimí Lazo
Zobeida
Guillermo Zabaleta
Art Direction
Enrique Zanini
Sound Designer
Víctor Febles
Nelly Meruane
Herminia Valdez
Details.
Release DateJanuary 2, 1977
Original NameEl pez que fuma
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Genres
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Wiki.
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, and it is structured as a traditional melodrama.In 2016, the film was screened for its 40th Anniversary at Cinemateca Nacional de Venezuela del Museo de Bellas Artes.