---
title: "Umbracle"
year: 1972
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/umbracle-1972"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 137619
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 85
community_rating: 6.0
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# Umbracle (1972) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/umbracle-1972

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Umbracle is a film first released in 1972. Catalogued under Documentary. Produced and broadcast by Films 59. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "This 1972 documentary explores cinematographic representation and official Spain during the Franco dictatorship."

### Why Watch
- Offers a critical image of official Spain during the Franco dictatorship
- Engages with inquiries into ways of cinematographic representation

### Caveats & Content Note
- Features scenes that remain tensely unfinished
- Relies on fragments that resound rather than progress normally
- Tone & Suitability: The film contains experimental documentary elements and critical commentary on official Spain during the Franco dictatorship.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: critical, fragmented, unconventional, experimental

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Pere Portabella
- **Networks / Studios**: Films 59

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Christopher Lee** as *The Man*
- **Jeannine Mestre** as *The Woman*
- **Miguel Bilbatúa**
- **Román Gubern**
- **Joan Enric Lahosa**
- **Joan Miró**

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When was Umbracle released?
Umbracle was released in 1972.

### Q: What genre is Umbracle classified as?
Umbracle is classified as a documentary.

### Q: What are the basic axes of the film?
The film turns on the inquiry into ways of cinematographic representation and a critical image of official Spain at the time of the Franco dictatorship.

### Q: How is the film structured?
Umbracle is made up of fragments, including archive footage, that resound rather than progress by unusual links.

### Q: What techniques does the film use?
The film utilizes montage of attractions and strong doses of Brechtianism.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Umbracle — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/137619)
- [Umbracle (1972) | ČSFD.cz](https://www.csfd.cz/film/44994-umbracle/prehled/)

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