The House of Water (Spanish: La casa de agua) is a 1983 Venezuelan drama film of the nation's Golden Age directed by Jacobo Penzo.

[2] A young man, Cruz Salmerón Acosta, from the impoverished village of Manicaure, Araya, rejects the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez.

[5] The name of the film is analyzed by Alexis Correia, examining the symbolism through the film that the idea of a house of water relates to; Correia proposes that first, it refers to being in the womb, then a life of false appearances, and then the house where Cruz dies alone.

Correia also suggests that water, as vital to life, is not present in the 'house' of Manicaure, which is experiencing drought.

[3] Alexis Correia looks at the characterization of Cruz, suggesting it is mostly enabled by the dialogue written by Tomás Eloy Martínez and actor Franklin Vírgüez' "timeless" appearance; in the film, Cruz cares more about ideals than his art or youthfulness, which Correia believes is captured by the actor and multiple memorable lines.