Film Techniques Used In The Film 'Berlanga'

Although that the film is a rural comedy, Berlanga imitates some of the most important film genres: western, film noir, epics and Soviet Realism. These different genres, most of them American, are used in the dream sequences of the film. With those dreams, the director tried to explain the fears and ambitions of the characters and to make a relationship between the genres and the ideology of the characters. The first character that we see dreaming in the film is Don Cosme who is the priest of the village and is against the American aid. He dreams that he is in a Holy week procession but he is caught by some Ku Klux Klan members and then starts an Inquisition trial following the film noir genre style. After the priest, the mayor dreams that