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| name = Cuchillos de fuego

| image = Cuchillos de fuego poster.jpg

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| native_name =

| director = Romn Chalbaud

| producer = Miguel ngel Landa

| writer = Chalbaud, David Surez

| screenplay =

| story =

| based_on =

| starring = Miguel ngel Landa
Dora Mazzone
Jonathan Montenegro

| narrator =

| music = Federico Ruiz

| cinematography = Jos Mara Hermo

| editing = Sergio Curiel

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| production_companies = TVE Televisin Espaola, Gente de Cine

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| released =

| runtime = 96 minutes

| country = Spain, Venezuela

| language = Spanish

| budget =

| gross = 11,752,817 bolvares

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'Cuchillos de fuego' is a Venezuelan film released in 1990. It was directed by Romn Chalbaud based on his theatre play 'Todo bicho de ua,' where a young man, David, seeks revenge on his mother's rapist and murderer. In the film, which is styled like a Western, a stop-motion animated children's drawing of the young David crying over his mother's body is used to tell parts of the story. After searching through the Andes for ten years, he kills several Apaches for his revenge.

In its theatrical release it was viewed by 367,652 people.

Production



The film stars Miguel ngel Landa, who also produced it, as well as Marisela Berti, Javier Zapata, Charles Barri, Natalia Martnez, Gabriel Fernndez, Dora Mazzone, Jonathan Montenegro, Gabriel Martnez, and Ral Medina.

Despite being a Spanish co-production, it was not released in Spain.

Response



The film has been praised for its mixing of diverse themes, like melodrama and fantasy. However, its use of Freudian references was seen as simple, with the film overall described as "somewhat indigestible".

It has been assessed as thematically aligned with Chalbaud's other films, despite being a different genre. In this respect, it features "mirage-like memories" of David's mother;:46 masks and costumes used to show illusion and performance of characters thematically;:46-47 pop music in the background used to layer simple meaning;:47 the religious name (David) for its protagonist;:48 and the use of myths, specifically the "fairytale of the abandoned child".:52

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