The House of Water

The House of Water (1984)

La casa de agua

Set in the 1920s in Venezuela, this political melodrama by Jacobo Penzo follows the decision of the fictional Cruz Elías León (Franklin Virguéz), a young Venezuelan poet, to give up a life of social and possibly mainstream political advancement to go back to his home and family in an isolated fishing village and combat the despotic military dictator in charge of the country.

Date of release
1984-05-16
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Director
Jacobo Penzo

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

The House of Water is a 1983 Venezuelan drama film of the nation's Golden Age directed by Jacobo Penzo. The film was selected as the Venezuelan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Production

The film was scored by Juan Carlos Núñez, and includes a cameo by film critic Rodolfo Izaguirre playing a priest. It was one of the first films to receive funding from FONCINE.

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