Urban Development as an Expression of Modernity in the Documentary Film Genre of Late Francoism

Abstract

Our intention with this communication is to approac h some aspects related to the urbanism of the Spanish present cities in certain Spanish do cumentaries of the end of Franco´s dictatorship, specially, fitted in the decade of the six ties. In tuning in with what it is known like desarrollismo economically, one of whose more evident expression s is the construction fever that begins in this epoch, we state the existence o f good quantity of cinematographic works, realized by private and producers also by official instances, in which this facet acquires a net propaganda sense and purpose. On the other hand, al so we are interested in contemplating other aspects that they have to see with conservati onist positions that postulate the attainment of a balance between the constructive summit accord ing to the new social needs (derivatives of the phenomenon of the interior emigration toward s the cities) and the maintenance of the historical hulls, as symbol of the rich cultural an d spiritual array of the country.