RT Journal Article
T1 Spanish Social Cinema: Analysis of Evolution and Implications for Social and Behavioral Sciences
A1 Molina Fernández, Antonio Jesús
A1 Valero Arroyo, María Gemma
A1 Vázquez Gomis, Río
A1 Moreno Martín, Florentino
AB Social cinema is a cinematographic expression used to denounce current andhistorical problems, as well as to identify social limits and promote the transformationof society itself. To this end, works included in social cinema depict aspects of realityto critically influence it. The objective of this study is to examine the evolution of socialcinema, as well as its scientific, economic and political bases and its main consequencesfor the general population. Method: This study was conducted by the application of thetechnique of qualitative research thematic analysis as a procedure in the process of theexecution of the scientific task, related to a historical trend study of the research object. Thesearch was carried out in the databases of IMDB and the Culture Ministry of Spain. Theend of the dictatorship and the beginning of democracy (1975) was placed as the historicalcutting point in the analysis. Various psychosocial variables were used as categories ofanalysis, including poverty, work, substance use, crime, urban and rural contexts, violence,etc. Results: Spanish social cinema has evolved since its origins in the 1950s as a reflectionof Spanish society. These developments, including both progressions and regressions, havebeen connected with social, political and economic factors. Conclusions: While the shapeof Spanish social cinema has changed over time, its themes have remained similar sincethe origin: poverty, work and hopelessness. The evolution has not been continuous, as ithas fluctuated in response to the claims and requests from the context. The Spanish socialcinema has reflected topics and images from Spanish society, even when the sociopoliticalcontext avoided them. Finally, the legitimacy of Spanish social cinema is based on itscultural strength and social/political commitment
PB MPDI
SN 2076-0760 (electrónico)
YR 2025
FD 2025-04
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/25450
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/25450
LA eng
NO Molina-Fernández, A. J., Valero-Arroyo, M. G., Vázquez-Gomis, R., & Moreno-Martín, F. (2025). Spanish Social Cinema: Analysis of Evolution and Implications for Social and Behavioral Sciences. In Social Sciences (Vol. 14, Issue 5, p. 268). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14050268
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RD 31 may 2026