Cine y poder: el cine español y la secularización del discurso público sobre la moral durante la transición y consolidación democrática

Abstract

This paper analyses the relationship between cinema and power. Through a case study it illustrates mutation of public discourse on morality during Spanish political transition and consolidation of democracy. The building up of a new public sphere after Franco’s death forced institutions such as the Catholic Church to redefine their discursive and symbolic strategies. Spanish Cinema was one of the main realms representing the symbolic conflict within that public sphere. Therefore the paper pretends to analyse the specific tools, strategies and goals used in such kind of conflicts.