An astonishing achievement in montage, General Report on Some Issues of Interest for a Public Screening offers a prismatic portrait of the Spanish Transition to constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy during the period just after the death of General Franco in 1975. Portabella incorporates perspectives from all sides (from republicans to monarchists to representatives of labor unions), encouraging the viewer to consider the nature and significance of politics as well as the role of cinematic representation in shaping the understanding of people trying to envision a new future after forty years of dictatorship.