Abstract

This essay analyzes the representation of institutionalized torture in 1980’s Spanish cinema as it denounces police practices during the early years of Democracy. Consequently, this essay studies and examines the data on tortures practiced during the Spanish Transition based on Sophie Baby’s and Ignacio Mendiola’s research. It also analyzes the role torture has in a democratic government in conversation with Darius Rejali’s work. Under this premise, the essay examines two films which have been celebrated due to the different topics they show on screen and the different perspectives they represent within Spanish cinema, yet both express a clear representation of state torture. These movies are: El crimen de Cuenca (1979) and La muerte de Mikel (1984).

摘要

本文分析了 1980 年代西班牙电影中制度化酷刑的表现，谴责了民主初期警察的做法。因此，本文根据索菲·贝比和伊格纳西奥·门迪奥拉的研究，研究和检验了西班牙过渡时期实施酷刑的数据。它还通过与大流士·雷贾利的作品的对话分析了酷刑在民主政府中的作用。在此前提下，本文考察了两部电影，这两部电影因其在银幕上展示的不同主题以及它们在西班牙电影中代表的不同视角而受到赞誉，但两者都明确表达了国家酷刑。这些电影是：昆卡的犯罪(1979) 和米克尔的死亡(1984)。