Themes of Politics and Religion- Director's views exposed

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The Hunters Scene- Expression of the director's attitude toward religion

 Cinematography:
Lighting- Low key throughout, with vidal in even more shadow than the farmers to subtly portray his character as more villainous. Sets negative atmosphere, and reveals the director's negative attitude towards the shootings that take place in the scene and the characters performing them. It implies the director has a negative attitude towards fascism.

 Mise en scene:
Performance: The captain has a bold stance and a stern facial expression (stiff mouth and intense stare) to portray him as unlikeable and evil. The director's negative portrayal of the fascist leader reveals his disproving attitude towards the movement.
Sound:
Starts with Non diegetic sound creating an unnerving atmosphere 
Suddenly violin strings play when Vidal starts hitting the man with a bottle, creating tension, portraying fascists as frightening preditors
Additionally, gunfire reverb is used as a transition from the diegetic to non diegetic sound and creates a haunting atmosphere, additionally adding to the fascist's portrayal of frightening predictors and creating fear in the audience's minds. 
The director's frightening portrayal of the fascists represents how the fascist ideals may make the director feel threatened.

 Editing:
One long continuous shot builds tension, expectation and fear, intensifying the situation and again representing the director's threatened perspective of fascist ideals.

 Banquet Scene- Expression of the director's attitude toward religion
Cinematography:
Camera: The first shot of the priest frames him in the centre of the the screen, emphasizing the importance of religion. The director viewed religion as a prominent part of the era, and references subtly how under the rule of Franco, the only accepted religion was Catholicism. THe captain and the priest are framed together revealing the director's equally negative attitude towards catholocism as his pre expresssed negative attitude towards fascism
Mise en scene:
The priest sits closest to the Captain, equally close as he is to his wife
rELIGIOUS FIGURES ARE SHOWN TO RESPECT THE FASCIST REGIME
The director subtly references the backward ideologies of the catholic religion and the links between Catholicism and fascism.

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