El Pez que Fuma (1977)
- Original title
- El pez que fuma
- Directed by
- Román Chalbaud
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- Venezuela
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film takes place in a brothel in La Guaira, Venezuela. It follows the lives of the people who work there, reflecting the social realities of poverty and crime. The story is a character-driven melodrama with symbolic music.
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What happens
The Smoking Fish (Spanish: El pez que fuma) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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