La dimensión política de los primeros documentales del Marqués de Villa-Alcázar

Abstract

One of the basic elements in which rest a great deal of Marqués de Villa-Alcazar's agricultural documentary work is the parable, a short allegorical story used in these particular films as an ideological subtext in accordance with the principles of Franco's Regime. This ideological component, arising both from the parable and, sometimes, from inserted comments related to film aspects, aids to identify Villa-Alcázar's documentaries as political propaganda. The aim of this paper is to present a sample study of the first works by Marqués de Villa-Alcázar in order to disclose the ideological burden in them.